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compassion
noun
-
compassion
a
strong
feeling
of
sympathy
for
someone
who
is
suffering
,
together
with
a
desire
to
help
•
The
nurse
showed
deep
compassion
for
her
injured
patients
.
The
nurse
showed
deep
compassion
for
her
injured
patients
.
•
Out
of
compassion
,
he
stopped
his
car
to
help
the
lost
puppy
.
Out
of
compassion
,
he
stopped
his
car
to
help
the
lost
puppy
.
Middle
English
:
from
Latin
compassio
(
n-
) ‘
sympathy
’,
from
compati
‘
suffer
with
’.
compassionate
adjective
showing
deep
kindness
and
a
desire
to
help
people
who
are
suffering
•
The
nurse
spoke
in
a
compassionate
voice
to
calm
the
frightened
child
.
The
nurse
spoke
in
a
compassionate
voice
to
calm
the
frightened
child
.
•
We
need
a
more
compassionate
approach
to
caring
for
the
homeless
.
We
need
a
more
compassionate
approach
to
caring
for
the
homeless
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
“
compassio
”
meaning
“
sympathy
,
pity
”,
blended
with
the
suffix
“
-ate
”.
verb
-
compassionate
,
compassionating
,
compassionates
,
compassionated
(
archaic
)
to
feel
or
express
pity
for
someone
’
s
suffering
•
The
villagers
compassionated
the
widow
’
s
sorrow
.
The
villagers
compassionated
the
widow
’
s
sorrow
.
•
He
that
cannot
compassionate
the
poor
knows
not
mercy
.
He
that
cannot
compassionate
the
poor
knows
not
mercy
.
Early
16th
century
,
from
the
adjective
“
compassionate
”,
used
as
a
verb
following
similar
formations
in
Middle
French
.
compassionate
compassionate
