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compassion definition

com·pas·sion (kəm pas̸h′ən)

noun

sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity

Etymology: ME & OFr < LL(Ec) compassio, sympathy < compassus, pp. of compati, to feel pity < L com-, together + pati, to suffer: see passion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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