English-Thai Dictionary

compassion

N ความเห็นใจ  ความรู้สึก เศร้าใจ ไป กับ ความทุกข์ ของ ผู้อื่น  sympathy empathy pity kwam-hen-jai

 

compassionate

ADJ ที่ รู้สึก เห็นใจ  ที่ รู้สึก เศร้าใจ ไป กับ ความทุกข์ ของ ผู้อื่น  sympathetic merciful ti-ru-suek-hen-jai

 

compassionately

ADV อย่าง รู้สึก เห็นอกเห็นใจ  kindly pitying yang-ru-suek-hen-ook-hen-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPASSION

n. 1. A suffering with another; painful sympathy; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. Compassion is a mixed passion, compounded of love and sorrow; at least some portion of love generally attends the pain or regret, or is excited by it. Extreme distress of an enemy even changes enmity into at least temporary affection.
He being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity. Psalm 78:38.
His father had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. Luke 15:2 .

 

COMPASSION

v.t.To pity.

 

COMPASSIONABLE

a.Deserving of pity.

 

COMPASSIONATE

a.Having a temper or disposition to pity; inclined to show mercy; merciful; having a heart that is tender, and easily moved by the distresses, sufferings, wants and infirmities of others. There never was a heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

 

COMPASSIONATE

v.t.To pity; to commiserate; to have compassion for. Compassionates my pains and pities me.

 

COMPASSIONATELY

adv. With compassion; mercifully.

 

COMPASSIONATENESS

n.The quality of being compassionate.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMPASSION

Com *pas "sion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See Patient. ]

 

Defn: Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. Womanly igenuity set to work by womanly compassion. Macaulay.

 

Syn. -- Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See Pity.

 

COMPASSION

COMPASSION Com *pas "sion, v. t.

 

Defn: To pity. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

COMPASSIONABLE

COMPASSIONABLE Com *pas "sion *a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Deserving compassion or pity; pitiable. [R.] Barrow.

 

COMPASSIONATE

COMPASSIONATE Com *pas "sion *ate, a.

 

1. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful. There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. South.

 

2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] Shak.

 

Syn. -- Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful.

 

COMPASSIONATE

Com *pas "sion *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compassionated; p. pr. & vb. n.Compassionating.]

 

Defn: To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with. Compassionates my pains, and pities me. Addison.

 

COMPASSIONATELY

COMPASSIONATELY Com *pas "sion *ate *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a compassionate manner; mercifully. Clarendon.

 

COMPASSIONATENESS

COMPASSIONATENESS Com *pas "sion *ate *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being compassionate.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

compassion

com pas sion |kəmˈpaSHən kəmˈpæʃən | ▶noun sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others: the victims should be treated with compassion. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio (n- ), from compati ‘suffer with. ’

 

compassionate

com pas sion ate |kəmˈpaSHənət kəmˈpæʃənət | ▶adjective feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others. DERIVATIVES com pas sion ate ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from compassion + -ate 2, influenced by archaic French compassioné ‘feeling pity. ’

 

compassionate leave

com pas sion ate leave |kəmˈpæʃənət liv | ▶noun a period of absence from work granted to someone as the result of particular personal circumstances, esp. the death of a close relative.

 

compassion fatigue

com pas sion fa tigue ▶noun indifference to charitable appeals on behalf of those who are suffering, experienced as a result of the frequency or number of such appeals.

 

Oxford Dictionary

compassion

com |pas ¦sion |kəmˈpaʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others: the victims should be treated with compassion. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio (n- ), from compati ‘suffer with ’.

 

compassionate

com |pas ¦sion |ate |kəmˈpaʃ (ə )nət | ▶adjective feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others. DERIVATIVES compassionately adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from compassion + -ate 2, influenced by archaic French compassioné ‘feeling pity ’.

 

compassionate leave

com |pas ¦sion |ate leave ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a period of absence from work granted to someone as the result of particular personal circumstances, especially the death of a close relative.

 

compassion fatigue

com |pas ¦sion fa |tigue ▶noun [ mass noun ] indifference to charitable appeals on behalf of suffering people, experienced as a result of the frequency or number of such appeals.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

compassion

compassion noun have you no compassion for a fellow human being? pity, sympathy, empathy, fellow feeling, care, concern, solicitude, sensitivity, warmth, love, tenderness, mercy, leniency, tolerance, kindness, humanity, charity. ANTONYMS indifference, cruelty.

 

compassionate

compassionate adjective a compassionate concern for the victims: sympathetic, empathetic, understanding, caring, solicitous, sensitive, warm, loving; merciful, lenient, tolerant, considerate, kind, humane, charitable, big-hearted.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

compassion

compassion noun she gazed with compassion at the two dejected figures: pity, sympathy, feeling, fellow feeling, empathy, understanding, care, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, sensitivity, tender-heartedness, soft-heartedness, warm-heartedness, warmth, love, brotherly love, tenderness, gentleness, mercy, mercifulness, leniency, lenience, tolerance, consideration, kindness, humanity, humaneness, kind-heartedness, charity, benevolence. ANTONYMS indifference; heartlessness.

 

compassionate

compassionate adjective they showed a compassionate concern for the victims: pitying, sympathetic, empathetic, understanding, caring, concerned, solicitous, sensitive, tender-hearted, soft-hearted, warm-hearted, warm, loving, tender, gentle, merciful, lenient, tolerant, considerate, thoughtful, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, humanitarian, humane, charitable, benevolent, good-natured, well disposed, big-hearted. ANTONYMS indifferent; heartless.

 

French Dictionary

compassion

compassion n. f. nom féminin littéraire Pitié. : Inspirer de la compassion. SYNONYME commisération .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

compassion

com pas sion /kəmpǽʃ (ə )n /〖com (共に )passion (苦しむこと )〗名詞 U 【弱者に対する 】(深い )同情 , 哀れみ «for , on » (!sympathyよりも深い同情と助けようという気持ちを表す ) ▸ have [show ] (great [deep ]) compassion for others 他人に対して (深く )同情する [(深い )同情の念を表す ]▸ feel [feel no ] compassion for one's patients 患者に対して哀れみを感じる [感じない ]～́ fat ì gue 同情心の減退 .

 

compassionate

com pas sion ate /kəmpǽʃ (ə )nət /形容詞 〖しばしば 名詞 の前で 〗【人に対して 】哀れみ [情け ]深い «toward » .～̀ l é ave ｟主に英 ｠(家族の病気や死亡の際に与えられる )特別休暇 .～ly 副詞