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pity   (TTS Sound)

The noun pity has 3 senses

• commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos -- (a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity")


• pity, shame -- (an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it")


• compassion, pity -- (the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it)

The verb pity has 1 sense

• feel for, pity, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with -- (share the suffering of)