Pity
noun
Feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings and misfortunes of others.
She had a deep sense of pity for the homeless.
Often appears as...
- take pity
- feel pity
noun
A situation to be regretted.
It's a pity you can't come to the party.
Often appears as...
- it's a pity
- what a pity
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
Feel sorrow and compassion for someone due to their sufferings.
He pitied people who have to work on holidays.
Often appears as...
- pity someone
- pity the fool
noun
Feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings and misfortunes of others.
She had a deep sense of pity for the homeless.
Often appears as...
- take pity
- feel pity
noun
A situation to be regretted.
It's a pity you can't come to the party.
Often appears as...
- it's a pity
- what a pity
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
Feel sorrow and compassion for someone due to their sufferings.
He pitied people who have to work on holidays.
Often appears as...
- pity someone
- pity the fool
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Empathetic Response
Used when you feel emotionally connected to someone's pain.
Seeing the victims of the flood, she was filled with pity.
Pro Tip 2/2Deep Compassion
Implies a strong, heartfelt desire to help someone suffering.
He showed great pity for the abandoned puppies.
Pro Tip 1/2Empathetic Response
Used when you feel emotionally connected to someone's pain.
Seeing the victims of the flood, she was filled with pity.
Pro Tip 2/2Deep Compassion
Implies a strong, heartfelt desire to help someone suffering.
He showed great pity for the abandoned puppies.
Pro Tip 1/2Empathetic Response
Used when you feel emotionally connected to someone's pain.
Seeing the victims of the flood, she was filled with pity.
Pro Tip 2/2Deep Compassion
Implies a strong, heartfelt desire to help someone suffering.
He showed great pity for the abandoned puppies.
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Tim Cope: On the Trail...
their animals and an environment for their own convenience in a similar vein I felt it ironic that many times on my own journey people had pitied me for living on out in the elements the truth was that after being so long on this journey I found it hard to imagine living in a town or a
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A tale of mental illness...
is a waking nightmare in which my devils are so terrifying that all my angels have already fled. So would I take the pill? In an instant. That said, I don't wish to be seen as regretting the life I could have had if I'd not been mentally ill, nor am I asking anyone for their pity.
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How the worst moments in...
And I thought she meant pity because he was so unevolved as to have done this terrible thing. And I said, "Pity?" And she said, "Yes, because he has a beautiful daughter and two beautiful grandchildren, and he doesn't know that, and I do. So as it turns out,
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Is the world getting...
to have thoughts about our thoughts. We have an instinct for language, allowing us to share the fruits of our ingenuity and experience. We are deepened with the capacity for sympathy, for pity, imagination, compassion, commiseration.
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The Japanese folktale of...
Filled with pity, the scholar implored the woman to share her sorrow. She explained that her mother had just died— but no one would help her with the burial. At that news, his heart sank. Touching the body would defile his spirit,
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Paleo-oncology: The...
the reactions of everyone on campus Luc's of confusion fear sympathy pity but what happened next is a testament to the antisocial academic had become instead of feeling self-conscious or embarrassed by their reactions I thought
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Making peace is a...
an objective to look forward to. I didn't want to pity myself, nor to be pitied, and I thought by organizing such a marathon, I'll be able to pay back to my community, build bridges with the outside world,
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You are fluent in this...
I'm an artist. Being an artist is the greatest job there is. And I really pity each and every one of you who has to spend your days discovering new galaxies or saving humanity from global warming.
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The myth of Cupid and...
First, Psyche was told to sort a huge, messy pile of seeds in a single night. Just as she was abandoning hope, an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work.
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Breaking and Entering PIPE...
pity the owner who at this hot and humid time of year only wanted a breath of fresh air
Video examples
Tim Cope: On the Trail...
their animals and an environment for their own convenience in a similar vein I felt it ironic that many times on my own journey people had pitied me for living on out in the elements the truth was that after being so long on this journey I found it hard to imagine living in a town or a
Video examples
A tale of mental illness...
is a waking nightmare in which my devils are so terrifying that all my angels have already fled. So would I take the pill? In an instant. That said, I don't wish to be seen as regretting the life I could have had if I'd not been mentally ill, nor am I asking anyone for their pity.
Video examples
How the worst moments in...
And I thought she meant pity because he was so unevolved as to have done this terrible thing. And I said, "Pity?" And she said, "Yes, because he has a beautiful daughter and two beautiful grandchildren, and he doesn't know that, and I do. So as it turns out,
Video examples
Is the world getting...
to have thoughts about our thoughts. We have an instinct for language, allowing us to share the fruits of our ingenuity and experience. We are deepened with the capacity for sympathy, for pity, imagination, compassion, commiseration.
Video examples
The Japanese folktale of...
Filled with pity, the scholar implored the woman to share her sorrow. She explained that her mother had just died— but no one would help her with the burial. At that news, his heart sank. Touching the body would defile his spirit,
Video examples
Paleo-oncology: The...
the reactions of everyone on campus Luc's of confusion fear sympathy pity but what happened next is a testament to the antisocial academic had become instead of feeling self-conscious or embarrassed by their reactions I thought
Video examples
Making peace is a...
an objective to look forward to. I didn't want to pity myself, nor to be pitied, and I thought by organizing such a marathon, I'll be able to pay back to my community, build bridges with the outside world,
Video examples
You are fluent in this...
I'm an artist. Being an artist is the greatest job there is. And I really pity each and every one of you who has to spend your days discovering new galaxies or saving humanity from global warming.
Video examples
The myth of Cupid and...
First, Psyche was told to sort a huge, messy pile of seeds in a single night. Just as she was abandoning hope, an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work.
Video examples
Breaking and Entering PIPE...
pity the owner who at this hot and humid time of year only wanted a breath of fresh air
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Stephen Covey
American Educator
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.
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Karen Kingsbury
American Novelist
I developed a deep sadness for celebrities, a pity that they often are caught in a plastic world that runs too hard and too fast, and that many times that world means destroyed relationships with everyone they know and love.
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Kathryn Harrison
American Author
I admire writers who succeed at what I consider the first demand of art: that the artist vivisect himself without pity, without hesitation, determined to reveal whatever he might find.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
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Jamie Lynn Spears
American Actress
I would be lying if I said if I didn't miss out on what normal teenagers do, of course. But I don't need pity for that.
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Shaquem Griffin
American Athlete
If you think you're gonna have pity on me or take it easy on me, then I'm gonna have to help you off your back.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Irish Poet
All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Public Servant
We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life.
Quote examples
Stephen Covey
American Educator
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.
Quote examples
Karen Kingsbury
American Novelist
I developed a deep sadness for celebrities, a pity that they often are caught in a plastic world that runs too hard and too fast, and that many times that world means destroyed relationships with everyone they know and love.
Quote examples
Kathryn Harrison
American Author
I admire writers who succeed at what I consider the first demand of art: that the artist vivisect himself without pity, without hesitation, determined to reveal whatever he might find.
Quote examples
Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
Quote examples
Jamie Lynn Spears
American Actress
I would be lying if I said if I didn't miss out on what normal teenagers do, of course. But I don't need pity for that.
Quote examples
Shaquem Griffin
American Athlete
If you think you're gonna have pity on me or take it easy on me, then I'm gonna have to help you off your back.
Quote examples
Oliver Goldsmith
Irish Poet
All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.
Quote examples
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Public Servant
We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.
Quote examples
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.
Quote examples
Jane Austen
British Writer
They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life.
Example 1 of 10
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