Pity
WordNet

noun


(1)   The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
(2)   An unfortunate development
"It's a pity he couldn't do it"
(3)   A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
"The blind are too often objects of pity"

verb


(4)   Share the suffering of
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Etymology


From , etc., from , , from .

Noun


pity (countable and uncountable but not used in the plural)
  1. A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
    • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 5:
      The most usuall way to appease those minds we have offended [...] is, by submission to move them to commiseration and pitty.
  2. (countable but not used in the plural) Something regrettable.
    It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.
    'Tis Pity She's a Whore — title of novel by John Ford
 
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