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- Dictionarycompassionate/kəmˈpaʃənət/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others: "I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds"
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feeling or showing sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others, and wanting to help them: The public's response to the crisis appeal was generous and compassionate. He was a wonderful listener and a deeply compassionate man. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. calm and nice to others.
The meaning of COMPASSIONATE is having or showing compassion : sympathetic. How to use compassionate in a sentence.
feeling or showing sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others, and wanting to help them: The public's response to the crisis appeal was generous and compassionate. He was a wonderful listener and a deeply compassionate man. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. calm and nice to others.
Definition of compassionate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering. [approval] My father was a deeply compassionate man. She has a wise, compassionate face.
The meaning of COMPASSION is sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it. How to use compassion in a sentence. What is the difference between empathy and compassion?
If you are compassionate, you feel other people's pain and struggles as though they were your own. Compassionate people are often moved to work to end the suffering of others, perhaps by feeding the hungry or educating the poor.
