pity

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (Freq. 6)
- the blind are too often objects of pity
• Syn:
commiseration, ruth, pathos
• Derivationally related forms:
pathetic (for: pathos), piteous, commiserate (for: commiseration)
• Hypernyms:
sympathy, fellow feeling
2. an unfortunate development (Freq. 3)
- it's a pity he couldn't do it
• Syn:
shame
• Derivationally related forms:
piteous
• Hypernyms:
misfortune, bad luck
3. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
• Syn:
compassion
• Derivationally related forms:
compassionate (for: compassion)
• Hypernyms:
mercifulness, mercy

II - verb

share the suffering of (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
feel for, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with
• Derivationally related forms:
compassion (for: compassionate)
• Hypernyms:
grieve, sorrow
• Hyponyms:
commiserate, sympathize, sympathise, care
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot pity Sue

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  compassion, shame, commiseration, ruth, pathos, feel for, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with