Analysis Complete

pity

/ pity /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an unfortunate development
"it''s a pity he couldn''t do it"
Type of:
misfortune bad luck
noun Sense 2
the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
Type of:
mercifulness mercy
Derived:
feel for compassionate condole with sympathize with
noun Sense 3
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
"the blind are too often objects of pity"
Type of:
sympathy fellow feeling
Derived:
feel for compassionate condole with sympathize with commiserate
verb Sense 4
share the suffering of
Type of:
grieve sorrow
Kinds of:
commiserate sympathize sympathise care
Derived:
compassion compassionateness commiseration ruth pathos
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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misfortune bad luck mercifulness mercy sympathy fellow feeling grieve sorrow commiserate sympathize sympathise care