English noun: compassion | |||
| 1. | compassion (feeling) a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering | ||
| Synonyms | compassionateness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fellow feeling, sympathy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | heartstrings, mercifulness, mercy, tenderheartedness, tenderness | ||
| 2. | compassion (attribute) the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it | ||
| Synonyms | pity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mercifulness, mercy | ||