pity
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈpɪti/
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lástima
- I don't want to make you feel guilt or pity or any of those things.
- take pity on
- feel pity
- feelings of pity
What is it that the audience feels pity and fear?
- What is it that the audience feels pity and fear?
- Anger is sometimes willing to show pity or mercy or compassion.
- And out of this guilt, out of this pity, they try to push things forward.
- And, and to me, pity is only one small step from contempt.
- Foremost amongst those uncomfortable feelings are guilt, grief, pity, and fear.
- Foremost amongst the uncomfortable feelings are guilt, grief, pity, and fear.
- So Zeus took pity on Aurora and made Tithanus immortal.
- I'm going to take all that and feel pity for myself and feel like a victim.
- Now, remember, you got you got there by means of pity.
Examples
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If you can't feel pity for me, can't you feel it for him?
Fiction book (1991) -
And the only hope that he has is that somebody will take pity on him and let him be.
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It's not our pity that they need, it's our respect.
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It's interesting that pity does not ever turn into respect.
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And the primary reason for that is often both pity and guilt.
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I'm going to take all that and feel pity for myself and feel like a victim.
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We don't need a man to take pity on us.
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One of the old man's daughters takes pity on the rabbit and brings it inside to warm up.
Academic text (2002) -
And you know, in a way, I, I pity him, but you can't excuse the horrible things he does and says and is as a person.
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He felt a deep sense of pity for the homeless man on the street.
Synonyms
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2.7
A strong feeling of care for someone who is suffering and a wish to help them
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1.8
Feeling of understanding and sharing another person's sadness
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6.7
A feeling or words that show you feel sorry for someone who is suffering
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9.9
A feeling of pity and sadness for other people's bad luck
A feeling of pity and sadness for people who are suffering
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Etymology
Pity comes from Latin pietas, the same root behind English piety and pious, which meant a 'caring duty', and over time it grew to mean 'sorrow' and 'compassion' for someone. So pity today is the kind, sad feeling you have when you feel sorry for someone.