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- Noun She has had a hard life and deserves your pity. I felt deep pity for the lost dog. He didn't live to see his daughter grow up, and that's a pity. Verb I pity anyone who has to work at that place. I always pity the people who have to work in this freezing weather.
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a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation: The girl stood gazing in/with pity at the old lion in the cage. She agreed to go out with him more out of pity than anything. These people don't want pity, they want practical help. See also.
- English (US)
PITY meaning: 1. a feeling of sadness or sympathy for...
- Pity Spanish Translation
PITY translate: lástima, tener lástima de, compadecerse de,...
- Pity: Russian Translation
PITY translate: жалость, сочувствие , жалеть . Learn more in...
- Pity: German Translation
PITY translate: das Mitleid, der Jammer, bemitleiden. Learn...
- Pity: Arabic Translation
PITY translate: شَفَقة, يَشْفِق عَلى. Learn more in the...
- Pity: French Translation
PITY translate: pitié [feminine], plaindre, pitié, dommage,...
- Self-Pity
SELF-PITY definition: 1. sadness for yourself because you...
- English (US)
pity, compassion, commiseration, condolence, sympathy mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. compassion implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare.
Definition of pity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of pity verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; compassion; sympathy. 2. the ability to feel such compassion. 3. a cause for sorrow or regret. verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈpitied or ˈpitying. 4. to feel pity (for)
If you feel pity, you feel sympathy for someone else's suffering. A documentary on prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted might make you feel pity for them. Use pity as a noun or a verb.
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