Compassion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːbɚɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛmblɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛmblɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːbɚɹə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compassionateness pity

Word Forms

compassionate	verb	share the suffering of
compassionate	adjective	showing or having compassion
pity	verb	share the suffering of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mitgefühl

ein tiefes Bewusstsein und Mitgefühl für das Leiden eines anderen

🇪🇸Spanish

compasión

una profunda conciencia y simpatía por el sufrimiento de otra persona

🇮🇹Italian

compassione

una profonda consapevolezza e simpatia per la sofferenza di un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

medeleven

een diep bewustzijn van en sympathie voor het lijden van iemand anders

🇵🇹Portuguese

compaixão

uma profunda consciência e simpatia pelo sofrimento do outro

🇷🇺Russian

сострадание

глубокое осознание и сочувствие страданиям другого человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

करुणा

दूसरे की पीड़ा के प्रति गहरी जागरूकता और सहानुभूति

🇧🇩Bengali

সহানুভূতি

অন্যের কষ্টের জন্য গভীর সচেতনতা এবং সহানুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

இரக்கம்

மற்றொருவரின் துன்பத்தைப் பற்றிய ஆழ்ந்த விழிப்புணர்வு மற்றும் அனுதாபம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కరుణ

మరొకరి బాధల పట్ల లోతైన అవగాహన మరియు సానుభూతి

🇮🇳Marathi

करुणा

दुस-याच्या दुःखाची खोल जाणीव आणि सहानुभूती

🇮🇳Gujarati

કરુણા

બીજાની વેદના પ્રત્યે ઊંડી જાગૃતિ અને સહાનુભૂતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ದುಃಖದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಆಳವಾದ ಅರಿವು ಮತ್ತು ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുകമ്പ

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ കഷ്ടപ്പാടുകളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ആഴത്തിലുള്ള അവബോധവും സഹതാപവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਦਰਦੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਡੂੰਘੀ ਜਾਗਰੂਕਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہمدردی

دوسرے کے دکھ کے بارے میں گہری آگاہی اور ہمدردی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同情

对他人痛苦的深刻认识和同情

🇯🇵Japanese

思いやり

他人の苦しみに対する深い認識と同情

🇰🇷Korean

동정심

다른 사람의 고통에 대한 깊은 인식과 동정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lòng trắc ẩn

nhận thức sâu sắc và cảm thông với nỗi đau khổ của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ความเห็นอกเห็นใจ

การตระหนักรู้อย่างลึกซึ้งและความเห็นอกเห็นใจต่อความทุกข์ทรมานของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasih sayang

kesadaran mendalam dan simpati terhadap penderitaan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pakikiramay

isang malalim na kamalayan at pakikiramay sa pagdurusa ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

belas kasihan

kesedaran dan simpati yang mendalam terhadap penderitaan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عطف

الوعي العميق والتعاطف مع معاناة الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

شفقت

آگاهی عمیق و همدردی با رنج دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

merhamet

Başkasının acılarına dair derin bir farkındalık ve sempati

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֶמלָה

מודעות עמוקה ואהדה לסבלו של אחר

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