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compassion
noun [U] /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ approvingDefinition
(Definition of compassion noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a good listener idiom
- a shoulder to cry on idiom
- bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
- better luck next time idiom
- bleeding heart noun
- go out to sb phrasal verb
- hard luck! idiom
- hard/tough cheese! idiom
- heartrending adjective
- it's a crying shame idiom
- pity noun
- pity verb
- poor adjective (DESERVING SYMPATHY)
- relate to sb phrasal verb
- sad adjective (UNPLEASANT)
- sympathetic adjective (UNDERSTANDING)
- sympathize verb (UNDERSTAND)
- sympathy noun (UNDERSTANDING)
- your heart aches idiom
- your heart goes out to sb idiom
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