Definitions

compassion

[kuhm-pash-uhn] / kəmˈpæʃ ən /

NOUN

tender feeling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benevolence empathy grace humanity kindness mercy sorrow sympathy tenderness

STRONG

charity clemency commiseration compunction condolence consideration heart humaneness lenity softheartedness softness tenderheartedness yearning

WEAK

fellow feeling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

animosity cruelty ill will meanness mercilessness

WEAK

harshness hatred indifference tyranny

Example Sentences

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It’s all written right there on the handles of the axes as you walk in the door: COURAGE, COMPASSION, GRACE, FORTITUDE.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2013

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