Associations to the word «Compassion»
Noun
- Saviour
- Commitment
- Salvation
- Pang
- Awe
- Wrath
- Allah
- Sentiment
- Vanity
- Creature
- Love
- Friendship
- Brahma
- Ethic
- Mysticism
- Zeal
- Motive
- Insight
- Agony
- Intellect
- Ideal
- Respect
- Practitioner
- Lust
- Tranquillity
- Vulnerability
- Divine
- Trait
- Vow
- Almighty
- Self
- Devotee
- Tear
- Brahman
- Judaism
- Perseverance
- Indulgence
- Coping
- Curiosity
- Justice
- Praising
- Precept
- Happiness
- Patriotism
- Sanskrit
- Hospice
- Contemplation
- Eros
- Recitation
- Plight
- Attribute
- Cruel
- Bliss
- Bravery
- Brutality
- Despair
- Sacrifice
- Greatness
- Soothing
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
COMPASSION, noun. Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it
COMPASSION, verb. (obsolete) To pity.
COMPASSION FATIGUE, noun. Exhaustion of the capacity to react with sympathy to another's misfortune owing to one's overexposure to previous misfortunes.
Dictionary definition
COMPASSION, noun. A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering.
COMPASSION, noun. The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.