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| 1. | [ adjective ] showing merciful compassion | |
| Examples: | "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act" |
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| Related terms: | merciful | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] showing or having compassion | |
| Examples: | "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women" |
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| Related terms: | uncompassionate pitying contrite nurturant caring tenderhearted sympathetic merciful | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances | |
| Examples: | "compassionate leave" "considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties" |
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| Related terms: | humane | |
| 4. | [ verb ] share the suffering of | |
| Synonyms: | pity sympathize_with feel_for condole_with | |
| Related terms: | grieve care commiserate pity compassion | |
| Similar spelling: |
compassionately compassion compass_point compass_plant compass_plane compaction confession composition confessional compositional compass_north compositor compsognathus compositeness compass_flower compass_saw |
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