Web04/12/2016 · pity: [noun] sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy. capacity to feel pity.

Webpity definition: 1. a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation: 2. If…. Learn more.

WebSynonyms for PITY: shame, disgrace, crime, sin, scandal, outrage, sympathy, kindness; Antonyms of PITY: indifference, inhumanity, pitilessness, mercilessness ...

WebPity definition, sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for a starving child. See more.

WebDefine pity. pity synonyms, pity pronunciation, pity translation, English dictionary definition of pity. n. pl. pit·ies 1. Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another. 2.

WebDefinition of pity in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of pity. What does pity mean? Information and translations of pity in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of PITY. 1. [noncount] : a strong feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone or something. She has had a hard life and deserves your pity. I felt deep pity for the lost dog. 2. [singular] : something that causes sadness or disappointment.

WebPity is a sympathetic sorrow evoked by the suffering of others, and is used in a comparable sense to compassion, condolence or empathy – the word deriving from the Latin pietas (etymon also of piety). Self-pity is pity directed towards oneself. Two different kinds of pity can be distinguished, "benevolent pity" and "contemptuous pity" (see Kimball), where, …

Webpity meaning: 1. a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation: 2. If…. Learn more.

WebTo be compassionate; to show pity. To move to pity; - used impersonally. Piety. A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or others; sympathy with the grief or misery of another; compassion; fellow - feeling; commiseration. A reason or cause of pity, grief, or regret; a thing to be regretted.