compassion

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• UK, US: /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/
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From Middle English compassioun, compassion, from Old French compassion, from Ecclesiastical Latin compassio (“sympathy”), from Latin compati, past participle compassus (“to suffer together with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion. By surface analysis, com- + passion.

125 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: mëshirë — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Arabic: رَحْمَة (raḥma) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Arabic: شَفَقَة (šafaqa) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Armenian: կարեկցանք (karekcʻankʻ) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Azerbaijani: şəfqət — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Azerbaijani: rəhm — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Belarusian: спачува́нне (spačuvánnje) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Belarusian: спага́да (spaháda) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Bengali: করুণা (koruna) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Bulgarian: състрада́ние (sǎstradánie) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Bulgarian: съчу́вствие (sǎčúvstvie) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Burmese: ကရုဏာ (ka.ru.na) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Burmese: အကြင်နာ (a.krangna) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Catalan: compassió — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Cebuano: kaluoy — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Cherokee: ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘ (udadolitsati) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Chinese Mandarin: 同情 (tóngqíng) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛心 /爱心 (àixīn) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Czech: soustrast — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Czech: soucit — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Danish: medfølelse — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Danish: medlidenhed — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Dutch: medelijden — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Dutch: deernis — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Esperanto: kompato — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Estonian: kaastunne — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Finnish: myötätunto — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Finnish: osanotto — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• French: compassion — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Georgian: თანაგრძნობა (tanagrʒnoba) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• German: Mitleid — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• German: Erbarmen — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• German: Mitgefühl — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (mildiþa) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌴𐌹 (armahairtei) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Greek: συμπόνια (sympónia) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Greek: ευσπλαχνία (efsplachnía) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Ancient Greek: οἰκτιρμός (oiktirmós) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Ancient Greek: συμπάθεια (sumpátheia) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Hebrew: רַחֲמִים (rakhamím) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Hebrew: חֶמְלָה (khemlá) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Hebrew: אֶמְפַּתְיָה (empatiá) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Hindi: दया (dayā) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Hindi: करुणा (karuṇā) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Hindi: संवेदना (samvednā) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Hindi: सहानुभूति (sahānubhūti) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Hungarian: együttérzés — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Ido: kompato — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Indonesian: belas kasih — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Irish: trua — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Irish: taise — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Italian: compassione — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Japanese: 同情 (dōjō) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Kalmyk: уйдвр (uydvr) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Kazakh: жаны ашу (jany aşu) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Khmer: មេត្តាធម៌ (meittaa thɔə) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Khmer: មេត្តា (meittaa) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Korean: 동정 (dongjeong) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Kyrgyz: боорукердик (boorukerdik) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Kyrgyz: кайрымдуулук (kayrımduuluk) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Lao: ເມດຕາ (mēt tā) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Latin: misericordia — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Latvian: līdzjūtība — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Lithuanian: užuojauta — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Macedonian: сочувство (sočuvstvo) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Malay: belas kasihan — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Malayalam: അനുകമ്പ (anukampa) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Malayalam: സഹാനുഭൂതി (sahānubhūti) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Manx: erreeish — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Māori: whakaaroha — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Māori: tauwhirotanga — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Māori: atawhaitanga — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Māori: ngākau aroha — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Marathi: करुणा (karuṇā) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Marathi: दया (dayā) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Middle English: compassioun — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Norwegian Bokmål: medfølelse — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Occitan: compassion — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Persian: رحم (rahm) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Persian: شفقت (šafaqat) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Polish: współczucie — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Portuguese: compaixão — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Romanian: compasiune — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Russian: сострада́ние (sostradánije) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Russian: сочу́вствие (sočúvstvije) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Russian: сопережива́ние (sopereživánije) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Sanskrit: भूतदया (bhūtadayā) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Sanskrit: करुणा (karuṇā) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Sanskrit: दया (dayā) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-thruas — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Serbo-Croatian: саосећање — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Serbo-Croatian: саосјећање — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Serbo-Croatian: saosećanje — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Serbo-Croatian: saosjećanje — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Sicilian: cumpiatà — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Slovak: súcit — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Slovak: ľútosť — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Slovene: sočutje — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Spanish: compasión — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Swahili: rehema — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Swahili: huruma — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Swedish: medlidande — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Swedish: medkänsla — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Tagalog: awa — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Tajik: шафқат (šafqat) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Tajik: дилсӯзӣ (dilsüzi) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Thai: เมตตา (mêet-dtaa) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Thai: กรุณา (gà-rú-naa) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Thai: การุณย์ — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Tocharian B: karuṃ — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Tok Pisin: marimari — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Turkish: şefkat — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Ottoman Turkish: رحم (rahm) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Ugaritic: 𐎔𐎛𐎄 (pỉd) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Ukrainian: співстраждання (spivstraždannja) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Ukrainian: співчуття́ (spivčuttjá) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Ukrainian: співпереживання (spivperežyvannja) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Urdu: ترس — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Urdu: رحم (rahm) — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Uzbek: shafqat — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Uzbek: rahm — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Vietnamese: từ bi — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Vietnamese: đồng cảm — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Vietnamese: lòng thương — deep awareness of the suffering of another
• Vietnamese: lòng từ bi — deep awareness of the suffering of another