Meaning & Definition of Pity in English
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Pity
/pɪti/
noun
1. A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- "The blind are too often objects of pity"
synonym:
- commiseration,
- pity,
- ruth,
- pathos
2. An unfortunate development
- "It's a pity he couldn't do it"
synonym:
- pity,
- shame
3. The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
synonym:
- compassion,
- pity
verb
1. Share the suffering of
synonym:
- feel for,
- pity,
- compassionate,
- condole with,
- sympathize with
Examples of using
Tom wants people to pity him.
I don't have any pity for such a fool.
Isn't it a pity that Tom and Mary can't get along with each other?