Pity Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Pity

Meaning 1 : a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

    Example : the blind are too often objects of pity

    Synonyms : commiseration,  pathos,  ruth
Meaning 2 : the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

    Synonyms : compassion
Meaning 3 : share the suffering of

    Synonyms : compassionate,  condole with,  feel for,  sympathize with
Meaning 4 : an unfortunate development

    Example : it's a pity he couldn't do it

    Synonyms : shame


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