pity.
A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
Meaning & usage
A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.
take pity on someone
Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
Something regrettable.
It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.
What a pity about the band breaking up. I loved them!
Piety.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.
To feel pity for (someone or something).
You have got to pity the guy - he lost his wife, mother and job in the same month.
To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.
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Where this word comes from
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.
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