Compassion Definition
kəm-păshən
noun
Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
(obsolete) To pity.
Wiktionary
Origin of Compassion
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Middle English compassioun from Late Latin compassiō compassiōn- from compassus past participle of compatī to sympathize Latin com- com- Latin patī to suffer pē(i)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin compassio (“sympathy”), from compati, past participle compassus (“to suffer together with”), from Latin com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.
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