pity

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
2. (countable) Something regrettable.
3. (Early, Modern, countable, obsolete, uncountable) Piety.

Verb

1. (transitive) To feel pity for (someone or something).
2. (regional, transitive) To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.

Intj

Ellipsis of what a pity.

Sinonieme

compassion

mercy

sympathy

commiseration

sympathize

sympathize with

compassionate

commiserate

pathos

kindness

feel sorry for

love

❤️

sorrow

piteous

pitiable

shame

have mercy on

grace

tenderness

feel compassion for

have compassion

ruth

commiserate with

clemency

regret

grief

pitiful

feel for

condole

sympathise

empathy

sorry for

forgiveness

have compassion on

have mercy

benevolence

show mercy

favour

mercifulness

console

misery

feel pity

condole with

condolence

have compassion for

remorse

spare

beneficent

rue

gracefulness

Vertalings

pitié

compassion

Mitleid

bemitleiden

medelijden

pietà

lástima

compaixão

compasión

Erbarmen

compassione

piedade

piedad

compatire

erbarmen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɪ.ti/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: pitye

In summary

From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.