compassion

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
2. (broadly, uncountable, usually) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.

Verb

To pity.

Sinonieme

pity

mercy

sympathy

commiseration

kindness

grace

empathy

tenderness

benevolence

pathos

love

❤️

charity

mercifulness

condolence

clemency

kindheartedness

ruth

affection

understanding

humanity

forbearance

generosity

gracefulness

tolerance

compassionateness

indulgence

concern

consolation

kindliness

consideration

remorse

favour

solace

comfort

sufferance

feeling

beneficent

blessing

fellow-feeling

warmth

tenderness of heart

amiability

attachment

attendance

benevolent

benignity

bowel

compassionate

consider

considerateness

Vertalings

Mitleid

compassion

compasión

compassione

medelijden

pitié

Erbarmen

Mitgefühl

compaixão

piedade

compassió

pietà

erbarmen

compassie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kəmˈpæʃ.ən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: compassioun

In summary

From Middle English compassioun, compassion, from Old French compassion, from Ecclesiastical Latin compassio (“sympathy”), from Latin compati, past participle compassus (“to suffer together with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.