Compassionate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

share the suffering of

showing or having compassion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːbz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛmblɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛmblɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːbz/.

Examples

heard the soft and compassionate voices of women

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condole with sympathize with pity feel for

Antonyms

uncompassionate

Parts of Speech

verb	share the suffering of
adjective	showing or having compassion “heard the soft and compassionate voices of women”

Word Forms

pity	noun	the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
compassion	noun	a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
compassionateness	noun	a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mitfühlend

teile das Leid von

🇫🇷French

compatissant

partager la souffrance de

🇪🇸Spanish

compasivo

compartir el sufrimiento de

🇮🇹Italian

compassionevole

condividere la sofferenza di

🇳🇱Dutch

medelijdend

deel het lijden van

🇵🇹Portuguese

compassivo

compartilhar o sofrimento de

🇷🇺Russian

сострадательный

разделить страдания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

करुणामय

का दुख साझा करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সহানুভূতিশীল

এর কষ্ট ভাগ করে নিন

🇮🇳Tamil

இரக்கமுள்ள

துன்பத்தை பகிர்ந்து கொள்கிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కరుణామయుడు

బాధలను పంచుకుంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

दयाळू

चे दु:ख सामायिक करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દયાળુ

ની વેદના શેર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರುಣಾಮಯಿ

ಸಂಕಟವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുകമ്പയുള്ള

യുടെ കഷ്ടപ്പാടുകൾ പങ്കിടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਦਰਦ

ਦਾ ਦੁੱਖ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہمدرد

کے دکھ بانٹیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

富有同情心的

分担痛苦

🇯🇵Japanese

思いやりのある

～の苦しみを共有する

🇰🇷Korean

인정 많은

고통을 함께 나누다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ bi

chia sẻ nỗi đau của

🇹🇭Thai

มีความเห็นอกเห็นใจ

แบ่งปันความทุกข์ทรมานของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penuh kasih

berbagi penderitaan

🇵🇭Filipino

mahabagin

ibahagi ang paghihirap ng

🇲🇾Malay

penyayang

berkongsi penderitaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رحيم

مشاركة المعاناة

🇮🇷Persian

دلسوز

رنج را به اشتراک بگذارید

🇹🇷Turkish

şefkatli

acısını paylaşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַחוּם

לחלוק את הסבל של

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