The meaning of Pitying

Pitying – definition

adjective
Feeling or showing sorrow for someone's misfortunes, often with an implication of disdain or mild contempt.
Usage examples:
He gave her a pitying look

verb
Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of.
Usage examples:
I could see from their faces that they pitied me
Synonims:
Feel sorry for Feel pity for Feel for Feel sympathy for Sympathize with Be sympathetic towards Empathize with Commiserate with Have compassion for Be compassionate towards Take pity on Be mov

verb
Present participle of pity
Usage examples:
I pity anyone who's never been in love., he's deeply unhappy, and more to be pitied than criticized…

Pitying translation into English

Pitying: translate from English into Chinese

可怜, 怜悯, 遗憾, 怜, 哀怜, 愍, 悲悯, 悯, 矜, 恤, 哀

Pitying: translate from English into Dutch

Medelijden hebben, Beklagen, Medelijden tonen

Pitying: translate from English into French

Compatissant, Plein de pitié

Pitying: translate from English into German

Mitleidig, Mitleidsvoll

Pitying: translate from English into Hindi

अफ़सोस, दया करना, तरस खाना, दया देना, पछताना, हमदर्दी प्रकट करना, सहानुभूति प्रकट करना

Pitying: translate from English into Italian

Pietoso, Compatire, Compiangere, Commiserare

Pitying: translate from English into Korean

동정, 불쌍히 생각하다, 가엾게 생각하다

Pitying: translate from English into Russian

Жалость, Испытывающий жалость, Выражающий сожаление

Pitying: translate from English into Spanish

De lástima

Word origin

Middle English (also in the sense ‘clemency, mildness’): from Old French pite ‘compassion’, from Latin pietas ‘piety’; compare with piety.

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Pitying – similar words

pitied

verb
Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of.
Usage examples:
I could see from their faces that they pitied me

noun
The feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others.
Usage examples:
Her voice was full of pity

noun
A cause for regret or disappointment.
Usage examples:
It's a pity you didn't contact us first

All meanings and translations of Pitied

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