pity

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• /ˈpɪt.i/
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• homophone: pitty
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• rhymes with -ɪti
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• CMU ARPABET: P IH1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.

208 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: شَفَقَة (šafaqa) — feeling of sympathy
• Arabic: شفقة (šafaʔa) — feeling of sympathy
• Arabic: شفقة (šáfaʔa) — feeling of sympathy
• Armenian: խղճահարություն (xġčaharutʻyun) — feeling of sympathy
• Assamese: পুতৌ (putou) — feeling of sympathy
• Belarusian: жаль (žalʹ) — feeling of sympathy
• Belarusian: лі́тасць (lítascʹ) — feeling of sympathy
• Belarusian: жа́ласць (žálascʹ) — feeling of sympathy
• Bulgarian: жа́лост (žálost) — feeling of sympathy
• Catalan: pietat — feeling of sympathy
• Chinese Mandarin: 憐憫 /怜悯 (liánmǐn) — feeling of sympathy
• Czech: soucit — feeling of sympathy
• Czech: lítost — feeling of sympathy
• Danish: medlidenhed — feeling of sympathy
• Dutch: medelijden — feeling of sympathy
• Dutch: deernis — feeling of sympathy
• Esperanto: kompato — feeling of sympathy
• Finnish: sääli — feeling of sympathy
• French: compassion — feeling of sympathy
• French: pitié — feeling of sympathy
• Galician: compaixón — feeling of sympathy
• Galician: piedade — feeling of sympathy
• Galician: macela — feeling of sympathy
• Galician: amerceamento — feeling of sympathy
• Georgian: სიბრალული (sibraluli) — feeling of sympathy
• German: Mitleid — feeling of sympathy
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹 (bleiþei) — feeling of sympathy
• Greek: οίκτος (oíktos) — feeling of sympathy
• Ancient Greek: ἔλεος (éleos) — feeling of sympathy
• Ancient Greek: οἶκτος (oîktos) — feeling of sympathy
• Ancient Greek: οἰκτιρμός (oiktirmós) — feeling of sympathy
• Ancient Greek: ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē) — feeling of sympathy
• Ancient Greek: ἐλεητύς (eleētús) — feeling of sympathy
• Ancient Greek: συμπάθεια (sumpátheia) — feeling of sympathy
• Ancient Greek: σπλάγχνον (splánkhnon) — feeling of sympathy
• Hindi: दया (dayā) — feeling of sympathy
• Hungarian: könyörület — feeling of sympathy
• Hungarian: szánalom — feeling of sympathy
• Hungarian: együttérzés — feeling of sympathy
• Hungarian: irgalom — feeling of sympathy
• Icelandic: samúð — feeling of sympathy
• Irish: trua — feeling of sympathy
• Italian: pietà — feeling of sympathy
• Japanese: 憐れみ (awaremi) — feeling of sympathy
• Japanese: 同情 (dōjō) — feeling of sympathy
• Korean: 동정 (dongjeong) — feeling of sympathy
• Latin: misericordia — feeling of sympathy
• Macedonian: жалост (žalost) — feeling of sympathy
• Malayalam: സഹതാപം (sahatāpaṁ) — feeling of sympathy
• Māori: whakaaroha — feeling of sympathy
• Māori: aroha — feeling of sympathy
• Marshallese: būrom̧ōj — feeling of sympathy
• Occitan: pietat — feeling of sympathy
• Plautdietsch: Jauma — feeling of sympathy
• Plautdietsch: Jaumahoat — feeling of sympathy
• Polish: współczucie — feeling of sympathy
• Polish: litość — feeling of sympathy
• Portuguese: pena — feeling of sympathy
• Romanian: compasiune — feeling of sympathy
• Romanian: milă — feeling of sympathy
• Romanian: compătimire — feeling of sympathy
• Russian: жа́лость (žálostʹ) — feeling of sympathy
• Russian: сострада́ние (sostradánije) — feeling of sympathy
• Russian: сочу́вствие (sočúvstvije) — feeling of sympathy
• Sanskrit: करुणा (karuṇā) — feeling of sympathy
• Sanskrit: दया (dayā) — feeling of sympathy
• Scottish Gaelic: iochd — feeling of sympathy
• Scottish Gaelic: oircheas — feeling of sympathy
• Scottish Gaelic: tròcair — feeling of sympathy
• Scottish Gaelic: truas — feeling of sympathy
• Scottish Gaelic: truacantas — feeling of sympathy
• Sicilian: cumpiatà — feeling of sympathy
• Slovak: súcit — feeling of sympathy
• Slovak: ľútosť — feeling of sympathy
• Spanish: piedad — feeling of sympathy
• Spanish: lástima — feeling of sympathy
• Swedish: medlidande — feeling of sympathy
• Swedish: medömkan — feeling of sympathy
• Tagalog: awa — feeling of sympathy
• Tarifit: aziǧez — feeling of sympathy
• Telugu: జాలి (jāli) — feeling of sympathy
• Thai: การสงสาร (gaan-sǒng-sǎan) — feeling of sympathy
• Tocharian B: karuṃ — feeling of sympathy
• Turkish: şefkat — feeling of sympathy
• Turkish: merhamet — feeling of sympathy
• Turkish: acıma — feeling of sympathy
• Ottoman Turkish: رحم (rahm) — feeling of sympathy
• Ukrainian: жаль (žalʹ) — feeling of sympathy
• Ukrainian: жа́лість (žálistʹ) — feeling of sympathy
• Urdu: افسوس (afsos) — feeling of sympathy
• Urdu: ہمدردی (hamdardī) — feeling of sympathy
• Uyghur: ئەپسۈس (epsüs) — feeling of sympathy
• Welsh: trueni — feeling of sympathy
• Belarusian: жаль (žalʹ) — something regrettable
• Bulgarian: жал (žal) — something regrettable
• Catalan: llàstima — something regrettable
• Chinese Mandarin: see entry) 可惜 (kěxī) — something regrettable
• Czech: škoda — something regrettable
• Danish: synd — something regrettable
• Dutch: jammer — something regrettable
• Dutch: spijtig — something regrettable
• Esperanto: domaĝo — something regrettable
• Finnish: sääli — something regrettable
• Finnish: ikävä — something regrettable
• French: dommage — something regrettable
• French: honte — something regrettable
• Galician: pena — something regrettable
• Galician: mágoa — something regrettable
• Georgian: სამწუხარო (samc̣uxaro) — something regrettable
• Georgian: საწყენი (sac̣q̇eni) — something regrettable
• German: schade — something regrettable
• Hungarian: kár — something regrettable
• Irish: trua — something regrettable
• Italian: peccato — something regrettable
• Japanese: 残念 (zannen) — something regrettable
• Marshallese: būrom̧ōj — something regrettable
• Neapolitan: peccato — something regrettable
• Polish: szkoda — something regrettable
• Portuguese: pena — something regrettable
• Portuguese: lástima — something regrettable
• Romanian: păcat — something regrettable
• Russian: жаль (žalʹ) — something regrettable
• Russian: сожале́ние (sožalénije) — something regrettable
• Scottish Gaelic: beud — something regrettable
• Scottish Gaelic: dìobhail — something regrettable
• Slovak: škoda — something regrettable
• Spanish: lástima — something regrettable
• Spanish: pena — something regrettable
• Swedish: synd — something regrettable
• Thai: ความน่าเสียดาย (kwaam-nâa-sǐia-daai) — something regrettable
• Ukrainian: жаль (žalʹ) — something regrettable
• Welsh: trueni — something regrettable
• Yiddish: שאָד (shod) — something regrettable
• Arabic: شَفِقَ (šafiqa) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Armenian: խղճալ (xġčal) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Belarusian: шкадава́ць (škadavácʹ) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Belarusian: пашкадава́ць (paškadavácʹ) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Belarusian: лі́таваць (lítavacʹ) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Cherokee: ᎦᏙᎵᎦ (gadoliga) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Chinese Cantonese: 可憐 /可怜 (ho2 lin4) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Chinese Mandarin: 可憐 /可怜 (kělián) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ngazidja Comorian: usikinia — to feel pity for someone or something
• Czech: litovat — to feel pity for someone or something
• Czech: mít soucit (s kým) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Czech: být líto (koho) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Dutch: medelijden hebben met — to feel pity for someone or something
• Esperanto: kompati — to feel pity for someone or something
• Finnish: sääliä — to feel pity for someone or something
• French: plaindre — to feel pity for someone or something
• French: avoir pitié de — to feel pity for someone or something
• Galician: condoer — to feel pity for someone or something
• Galician: coudecer — to feel pity for someone or something
• Galician: amercear — to feel pity for someone or something
• German: bemitleiden — to feel pity for someone or something
• Greek: λυπάμαι (lypámai) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Greek: οικτίρω (oiktíro) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ancient Greek: ἐλεέω (eleéō) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ancient Greek: ἐλεαίρω (eleaírō) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ancient Greek: οἰκτίρω (oiktírō) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ancient Greek: οἰμώζω (oimṓzō) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ancient Greek: ὀλοφύρομαι (olophúromai) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Hebrew: רָחַם (rakhám) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Hindi: अनुकंपा (anukampā) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Hungarian: megkönyörül — to feel pity for someone or something
• Hungarian: megszán — to feel pity for someone or something
• Hungarian: megesik rajta a szíve — to feel pity for someone or something
• Irish: trua a bheith agat do — to feel pity for someone or something
• Old Irish: ar·cessi — to feel pity for someone or something
• Italian: compatire — to feel pity for someone or something
• Japanese: 同情する (dōjō suru) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Japanese: 気の毒に思う (ki no doku ni omou) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Korean: 애처롭게 생각하다 (aecheoropge saenggakhada) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Korean: 안타까워하다 (antakkawohada) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Korean: 불쌍히 생각하다 (bulssanghi saenggakhada) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Korean: 동정하다 (dongjeonghada) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ladino: adjidear — to feel pity for someone or something
• Latin: misereor — to feel pity for someone or something
• Latin: miseret — to feel pity for someone or something
• Malayalam: സഹതപിക്കുക (sahatapikkuka) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Māori: whakaaroha — to feel pity for someone or something
• Marshallese: būrom̧ōj — to feel pity for someone or something
• Polish: żałować — to feel pity for someone or something
• Polish: pożałować — to feel pity for someone or something
• Portuguese: apiedar-se de — to feel pity for someone or something
• Portuguese: sentir dó de — to feel pity for someone or something
• Portuguese: sentir compaixão por — to feel pity for someone or something
• Russian: жале́ть (žalétʹ) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Russian: пожале́ть (požalétʹ) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Slovak: ľutovať — to feel pity for someone or something
• Slovak: mať súcit s — to feel pity for someone or something
• Spanish: tener(le) lástima (a) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Spanish: compadecer (se de) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Spanish: apiadar (se de) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Spanish: conmiserar (se de) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Spanish: condoler (se de) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Swedish: tycka synd om — to feel pity for someone or something
• Thai: สงสาร (sǒng-sǎan) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Tocharian B: wärs- — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ukrainian: жалі́ти (žalíty) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ukrainian: пожалі́ти (požalíty) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ukrainian: жа́лувати (žáluvaty) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ukrainian: шкодува́ти (škoduváty) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Ukrainian: пошкодува́ти (poškoduváty) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Unami: këtëmakelëma — to feel pity for someone or something
• Urdu: ترس (taras) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Urdu: ترس آنا (taras ānā) — to feel pity for someone or something
• Vietnamese: tội nghiệp — to feel pity for someone or something
• Vietnamese: tội — to feel pity for someone or something