pity

/pˈɪti/

/ˈpɪti/

Pity

a feeling of sadness caused by the suffering of others

an unfortunate development

synonyms : shame

the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

synonyms : compassion

to pity

MAIN VERB

share the suffering of

Examples

1. The old couple took pity on him and gave him food.

2. For pity's sake, help me!

3. I took pity on the stray cat and fed him.

4. We took pity on a couple of people waiting in the rain for a bus and gave them a lift.