compassion

noun
UK: /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/
US: /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/

  1. A strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for someone who is suffering, and a desire to help them.

    1. Show compassion for those in need it's a good thing to do.
    2. The nurse showed great compassion when caring for her patients during the crisis.

  2. Understanding and wanting to help someone who is in difficulty or is suffering.

    1. Have compassion, because everyone has their own challenges in life.
    2. The lawyer's compassion for her client motivated her to work tirelessly on the case.

Synonyms

sympathy empathy pity tenderness kindness understanding
compassion transitive-verb

  1. To feel sympathy for someone who is suffering and want to help them.

    1. I compassion with the people who lost their homes in fire.
    2. We should compassion others who are less fortunate than ourselves and offer help.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "compassion" in English means: A strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for someone who is suffering, and a desire to help them., Understanding and wanting to help someone who is in difficulty or is suffering..

The phonetic transcription of "compassion" is /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ in British English and /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "compassion": sympathy, empathy, pity, tenderness, kindness, understanding.

Example usage of "compassion": "Show compassion for those in need it's a good thing to do.". More examples on the page.