Pity - English meaning

noun

A disappointing or unpleasant situation or experience.

Usage examples:

The party was a real bummer

noun

Sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; compassion.

Usage examples:

The other actors offered him clumsy commiseration

noun

An expression of sympathy for someone, especially someone who has lost a competition

Usage examples:

Commiserations on losing the match!, she gave me a look of commiseration as i entered the room.

noun

Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.

Usage examples:

The victims should be treated with compassion

noun

An expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of the death of a person's relative or close friend.

Usage examples:

We offer our sincere condolences to his widow

noun

An expression of sympathy esp. for the family of a person who has recently died, or the sympathy expressed

Usage examples:

[ u ] a letter of condolence, [ c ] the mayor offered his condolences.

noun

An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law.

Usage examples:

Shoplifting was a serious crime

verb

(especially in the army) charge with or find guilty of an offence.

Usage examples:

They found the note and i got crimed for it

noun

An action or activity that is against the law, or illegal activity generally

Usage examples:

[ u ] violent crime has been reduced., [ c ] it’s a crime to yell "fire" in a crowded theater if th…

noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb

Another term for distraint.

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

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Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

noun

A strong feeling deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.

Usage examples:

She was attempting to control her emotions

noun

An emotional state or reaction.

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A feeling of joy

adjective

Showing emotion or sensitivity.

Usage examples:

She was a feeling child

verb

Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched.

Usage examples:

She felt someone touch her shoulder

noun

Bad luck.

Usage examples:

The project was dogged by misfortune

noun

Bad luck, or an unlucky event

Usage examples:

[ c ] never take delight in someone’s personal misfortunes., [ u ] the school nurse was as mean a l…

verb

Feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do).

Usage examples:

She immediately regretted her words

noun

A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do.

Usage examples:

She expressed her regret at virginia's death

verb

To feel sorry or unhappy about something you did or were unable to do

Usage examples:

[ t ] he regretted his decision to leave school., [ + (that) clause ] i regret (that) i didn’t buy …

verb

Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone.

Usage examples:

Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer

noun

Repentance; regret.

Usage examples:

With rue my heart is laden

noun

A perennial evergreen shrub with bitter strong-scented lobed leaves which are used in herbal medicine.

Usage examples:

Many herbs can help to deter flies, such as lavender, sweet woodruff, lemon verbena, star anise, ta…

noun

A feeling of pity, distress, or grief.

Usage examples:

The young men, fiery savage children of a gentle civilized mother, slew with neither ruth nor pity.

proper noun

A book of the bible telling the story of ruth, a moabite woman, who married her deceased husband's kinsman boaz and bore a son who became grandfather to king david.

noun

The condition or quality of being sad.

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A source of great sadness

noun

The feeling of being sad or unhappy

Usage examples:

There was a look of great sadness in his eyes.

noun

A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.

Usage examples:

She was hot with shame

verb

Make (someone) feel ashamed.

Usage examples:

I tried to shame him into giving some away

exclamation

Used to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing.

Usage examples:

Look at the foals—shame, aren't they sweet?

noun

An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.

Usage examples:

A sin in the eyes of god

verb

Commit a sin.

Usage examples:

I sinned and brought shame down on us

abbreviation

Sine.

noun

A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.

Usage examples:

A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow

verb

Feel or display deep distress.

Usage examples:

A woman had cried all night, sorrowing over the death of her husband

noun

A feeling of great sadness or regret, or something that causes this feeling

Usage examples:

[ u ] the english language does not contain the words to express the sorrow i feel.

noun

Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Usage examples:

They had great sympathy for the flood victims

noun

A feeling or expression of understanding and caring for someone else who is suffering or has problems that have caused unhappiness

Usage examples:

When robert died, i sent a letter of sympathy to his wife., she tends to be in sympathy with the le…

noun

The act of showing understanding for someone or for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Sympathy for sb the prime minister expressed his sympathy for those injured in the attacks., have g…

noun

The ability to understand something; comprehension.

Usage examples:

Foreign visitors with little understanding of english

adjective

Sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving.

Usage examples:

A kind and understanding man

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said