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| Compassion (Com*pas"sion) (?), n. [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See Patient.] Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. "Womanly igenuity set to work by womanly compassion." Macaulay. Synonyms -- Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See Pity. Compassion (Com*pas"sion), v. t. To pity. [Obs.] Shak. |
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