Results for compassion

Definitions of compassion:

part of speech: noun

Sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; sympathy; fellow- feeling.

part of speech: noun

Fellow- feeling, or sorrow for the sufferings of another: pity.

Usage examples for compassion:

• They murmured of compassion saying: " May Allah make him very rich and powerful!" "The Valley of the Kings", Marmaduke Pickthall

• Whatever might be Therese's feelings towards the whites, her compassion towards sick persons of every colour was stronger. "The Hour and the Man An Historical Romance", Harriet Martineau

• He wanted to tell her that he had been but the instrument of Fate, that he was not to blame, that he needed compassion more than any other man living. "In the Wilderness", Robert Hichens

• There was deep compassion in Crowther's eyes as he watched him. "The Bars of Iron", Ethel May Dell