Definition of pity Pity
/pɪˈti/ - [pitee] - pit•y
We found 20 definitions of pity from 9 different sources.
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What does pity mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pities |
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| pity - an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it" | ||
| shame | ||
| misfortune, bad luck unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event | ||
| pity - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" | ||
| commiseration, ruth, pathos | ||
| fellow feeling, sympathy an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding" | ||
| pity - the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it | ||
| compassion | ||
| mercifulness, mercy a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pity (Noun)
A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. - pity (Noun)
countable but not used in the plural Something regrettable.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pity (n.)
Piety. - pity (n.)
A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or others; sympathy with the grief or misery of another; compassion; fellow-feeling; commiseration. - pity (n.)
A reason or cause of pity, grief, or regret; a thing to be regretted. - pity (v. t.)
To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering. - pity (v. t.)
To move to pity; -- used impersonally. - pity (v. i.)
To be compassionate; to show pity.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To express sympathy or compassion; to feel sorrow, pain, or regret. -
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Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it. -
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To feel regret and sorrow for someone else because of their suffering or misfortune.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pit′i, n. a strong feeling for or with the sufferings of others: sympathy with distress: a cause or source of pity or grief.—v.t. to feel pity with: to sympathise with:—pa.t. and pa.p. pit′ied.—adj. Pit′iable, deserving pity: affecting: wretched.—n. Pit′iableness.—adv. Pit′iably.—n. Pit′ier, one who pities.—adj. Pit′iful, feeling pity: compassionate: exciting pity: sad: despicable.—adv. Pit′ifully.—n. Pit′ifulness.—adj. Pit′iless, without pity: cruel.—adv. Pit′ilessly.—n. Pit′ilessness.—adv. Pit′yingly, in a pitying manner.—It pitieth me, you, them, &c. (Pr. Bk.), it causeth pity in me, you, them, &c. [O. Fr. pite (Fr. pitié, It. pietà)—L. pietas, pietatis—pius, pious.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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An emotion awakened in a man's mind when he beholds the children of a woman who might have married him instead.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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Pity, promises, and blame, are always cheap and plentiful. -
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Foolish pity spoils a city.
Wikipedia 
- Pity is an emotion that may come from being near a person or animal who is injured, or in another unfortunate situation. People who experience pity may have intense sorrow for the person or animal, and may try to help them.
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