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pity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | commiseration, pathos, ruth |
| Type of | fellow feeling, sympathy |
| Derivation | piteous |
the blind are too often objects of pity.
pity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | compassion |
| Type of | mercifulness, mercy |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | compassionate, condole with, feel for, sympathize with |
| Type of | grieve, sorrow |
| Has types | sympathize, care, commiserate, sympathise |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | shame |
| Type of | bad luck, misfortune |
| Derivation | piteous |
it's a pity he couldn't do it.
Examples of pity
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He writes without self-pity about those times and with joy about the good times.
From the post-gazette.com
Pity, we will now have to wait 10 days to discover how significant that all was.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He does seem to burn his bridges, though, which is a pity because he's talented.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the aftermath there is only pity for her as she forlornly clears up the mess.
From the independent.co.uk
It's a pity, Mykeljon, that you've made a fool of yourself by believeing Doutre.
From the books.scoop.co.nz
It's a pity because we don't have enough investigative journalists in the world.
From the guardian.co.uk
Taking pity on him, she leaves a day-old pastry and a cup of coffee by his side.
From the thenewstribune.com
So more's the pity that the game wasn't picked up for television Saturday night.
From the chron.com
This quaint indisposition to self-pity stood James in good stead in later years.
From the theatlantic.com
- Commiseration: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
- Feel for: share the suffering of
- An unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
- Compassion: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
- Pity evokes a tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow or empathy for people, a person, or an animal in misery, pain, or distress. ...
- In Greek mythologyu2014 or more particularly in Ancient Greek poetryu2014 Pitys (u03A0u03AFu03C4u03C5u03C2; English translation: "pine") was an Oread nymph who was pursued by Pan. According to a passage in Nonnus' Dionysiaca (ii.108) she was changed into a pine tree by the gods in order to escape him. Pitys is mentioned in Longus' Daphnis and Chloe (ii.7 and 39) and by Lucian of Samosata (Dialogues of the Dead, 22.4)...
- A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something; Something regrettable; To feel pity for (someone or something); Short form of what a pity
- Which regards its object not only as suffering, but weak, and hence as inferior.
- Blake is ambivalent about the emotion Pity. In The Book of Urizen Pity begins when Los looks on the body of Urizen bound in chains (Urizen 13.50-51). However, Pity furthers the fall, "For pity divides the soul" (13.53), dividing Los and Enitharmon, who is named Pity at her birth. ...
