COMPASSION
\kəmpˈaʃən], \kəmpˈaʃən], \k_ə_m_p_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of COMPASSION
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By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] A suffering with another; sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; sympathy.
By Thomas Sheridan
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