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Meaning of compassion in English
Pronunciation
/kəmˈpæʃən/
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Noun
compassion
Etymology
Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio(n-), from compati‘suffer with’
Definitions
1.
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
2.
the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it