"compassion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-compassion.ogg Forms: compassions [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃən Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|compassioun}} Middle English compassioun, {{der|en|fro|compassion}} Old French compassion, {{der|en|EL.|compassio||sympathy}} Ecclesiastical Latin compassio (“sympathy”), {{der|en|la|compati}} Latin compati Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} compassion (usually uncountable, plural compassions)
  1. Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: compassionable, compassionate, compassion fatigue, compassionless, incompassion, uncompassion Related terms: compatible, passion Translations (deep awareness of the suffering of another): mëshirë [feminine] (Albanian), οἰκτιρμός (oiktirmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), συμπάθεια (sumpátheia) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), رَحْمَة (raḥma) [feminine] (Arabic), شَفَقَة (šafaqa) [feminine] (Arabic), կարեկցանք (karekcʻankʻ) (Armenian), şəfqət (Azerbaijani), rəhm (Azerbaijani), спачува́нне (spačuvánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), спага́да (spaháda) [feminine] (Belarusian), করুণা (koruna) (Bengali), състрада́ние (sǎstradánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), съчу́вствие (sǎčúvstvie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ကရုဏာ (ka.ru.na) (Burmese), အကြင်နာ (a.krangna) (Burmese), compassió [feminine] (Catalan), kaluoy (Cebuano), ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘ (udadolitsati) (Cherokee), 同情 (tóngqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 愛心 (Chinese Mandarin), 爱心 (àixīn) (Chinese Mandarin), soustrast [feminine] (Czech), soucit [masculine] (Czech), medfølelse (english: sympathy) [common-gender] (Danish), medlidenhed (english: pity) [common-gender] (Danish), medelijden [neuter] (Dutch), deernis [feminine] (Dutch), kompato (Esperanto), kaastunne (Estonian), myötätunto (Finnish), osanotto (Finnish), compassion [feminine] (French), თანაგრძნობა (tanagrʒnoba) (Georgian), Mitleid [neuter] (German), Erbarmen [neuter] (German), Mitgefühl [neuter] (German), 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (mildiþa) [feminine] (Gothic), 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌴𐌹 (armahairtei) [feminine] (Gothic), συμπόνια (sympónia) [feminine] (Greek), ευσπλαχνία (efsplachnía) [feminine] (Greek), רַחֲמִים (rakhamím) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), חֶמְלָה (khemlá) [feminine] (Hebrew), אֶמְפַּתְיָה (empatiá) [feminine] (Hebrew), दया (dayā) [feminine] (Hindi), करुणा (karuṇā) [feminine] (Hindi), együttérzés (Hungarian), kompato (Ido), belas kasih (Indonesian), trua [feminine] (Irish), taise [feminine] (Irish), compassione (Italian), 同情 (dōjō) (alt: どうじょう) (Japanese), уйдвр (uydvr) (Kalmyk), жаны ашу (jany aşu) (Kazakh), មេត្តាធម៌ (meittaa thɔə) (Khmer), មេត្តា (meittaa) (Khmer), 동정 (dongjeong) (alt: 同情) (Korean), боорукердик (boorukerdik) (Kyrgyz), кайрымдуулук (kayrımduuluk) (Kyrgyz), ເມດຕາ (mēt tā) (Lao), misericordia [feminine] (Latin), līdzjūtība [feminine] (Latvian), užuojauta [feminine] (Lithuanian), сочувство (sočuvstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), belas kasihan (Malay), അനുകമ്പ (anukampa) (Malayalam), സഹാനുഭൂതി (sahānubhūti) (Malayalam), erreeish [feminine] (Manx), whakaaroha (Maori), tauwhirotanga (Maori), atawhaitanga (Maori), ngākau aroha (Maori), करुणा (karuṇā) [feminine] (Marathi), दया (dayā) [feminine] (Marathi), compassioun (Middle English), medfølelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), compassion [feminine] (Occitan), رحم (rahm) (Ottoman Turkish), رحم (rahm) (Persian), شفقت (šafaqat) (Persian), współczucie [neuter] (Polish), compaixão [feminine] (Portuguese), compasiune [feminine] (Romanian), сострада́ние (sostradánije) [neuter] (Russian), сочу́вствие (sočúvstvije) (alt: the first в is silent) [neuter] (Russian), сопережива́ние (sopereživánije) [neuter] (Russian), भूतदया (bhūtadayā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), करुणा (karuṇā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), दया (dayā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), ath-thruas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), саосећање [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), саосјећање [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), saosećanje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), saosjećanje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), cumpiatà [feminine] (Sicilian), súcit [masculine] (Slovak), ľútosť [feminine] (Slovak), sočutje [neuter] (Slovene), compasión [feminine] (Spanish), conmiseración [feminine] (Spanish), rehema (Swahili), huruma (Swahili), medlidande (Swedish), medkänsla [common-gender] (Swedish), awa (Tagalog), шафқат (šafqat) (Tajik), дилсӯзӣ (dilsüzi) (Tajik), เมตตา (mêet-dtaa) (Thai), กรุณา (gà-rú-naa) (Thai), การุณย์ (Thai), karuṃ (Tocharian B), marimari (Tok Pisin), şefkat (Turkish), 𐎔𐎛𐎄 (pỉd) (Ugaritic), співчуття́ (spivčuttjá) [neuter] (Ukrainian), ترس (english: tars, taras) [masculine] (Urdu), رحم (rahm) [masculine] (Urdu), shafqat (Uzbek), rahm (Uzbek), từ bi (Vietnamese), đồng cảm (Vietnamese), lòng thương (Vietnamese), lòng từ bi (Vietnamese)
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Verb

IPA: /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-compassion.ogg Forms: compassions [present, singular, third-person], compassioning [participle, present], compassioned [participle, past], compassioned [past]
Rhymes: -æʃən Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|compassioun}} Middle English compassioun, {{der|en|fro|compassion}} Old French compassion, {{der|en|EL.|compassio||sympathy}} Ecclesiastical Latin compassio (“sympathy”), {{der|en|la|compati}} Latin compati Head templates: {{en-verb}} compassion (third-person singular simple present compassions, present participle compassioning, simple past and past participle compassioned)
  1. (obsolete) To pity. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: uncompassioned
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Inflected forms

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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "compassionable"
        },
        {
          "word": "compassionate"
        },
        {
          "word": "compassion fatigue"
        },
        {
          "word": "compassionless"
        },
        {
          "word": "incompassion"
        },
        {
          "word": "uncompassion"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1849, Robert Leighton (Archbishop of Glasgow), A practical commentary upon the first Epistle of St. Peter (page 47)",
          "text": "Oh! the unspeakable privilege to have Him for our Father, who is the Father of mercies and compassions, and those not barren, fruitless pityings, for He is withal the God of all consolations."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1977, David Byrne (lyrics and music), “No Compassion”, in Talking Heads: 77, performed by Talking Heads:",
          "text": "Other people's problems, they overwhelm my mind / They say compassion is a virtue, but I don't have the time",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Werner J. Krieglstein, Compassion: A New Philosophy of the Other, page 149:",
          "text": "In many ways, people today lack compassion as a way to internalize and experience the inner soul of the other person, animals, and the universe. We need to reintroduce compassion so humanity may survive.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Richard Reilly, Ethics of Compassion: Bridging Ethical Theory and Religious Moral Discourse, page 1:",
          "text": "Ethics of compassion are grounded in one's mindful commitment to one's own happiness with the recognition that the well being that one wishes for oneself also is wished for by others.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 January 28, “My Understanding Of What It Means to Be Compassionate”, in Minghui:",
          "text": "From Master's words, I understand that having compassion does not mean allowing people to take advantage of us. We can be kind but we should uphold moral values.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it."
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        [
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          "awareness"
        ],
        [
          "suffering",
          "suffering"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
        ],
        [
          "couple",
          "couple"
        ],
        [
          "wish",
          "wish"
        ],
        [
          "relieve",
          "relieve"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "compatible"
        },
        {
          "word": "passion"
        }
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        {
          "sense": "deep awareness of another's suffering",
          "word": "empathy"
        },
        {
          "sense": "deep awareness of another's suffering",
          "word": "mercy"
        },
        {
          "sense": "deep awareness of another's suffering",
          "word": "ruth"
        },
        {
          "sense": "deep awareness of another's suffering",
          "word": "pity"
        },
        {
          "sense": "deep awareness of another's suffering",
          "word": "sorrow"
        },
        {
          "sense": "deep awareness of another's suffering",
          "word": "tenderheartedness"
        },
        {
          "sense": "desire to relieve another's suffering",
          "word": "kindness"
        },
        {
          "sense": "desire to relieve another's suffering",
          "word": "heart"
        },
        {
          "sense": "desire to relieve another's suffering",
          "word": "mercy"
        },
        {
          "sense": "desire to relieve another's suffering",
          "word": "ruth"
        },
        {
          "sense": "desire to relieve another's suffering",
          "word": "tenderheartedness"
        }
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        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mëshirë"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "raḥma",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "رَحْمَة"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "šafaqa",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "شَفَقَة"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "karekcʻankʻ",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "կարեկցանք"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "şəfqət"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "rəhm"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "spačuvánnje",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "спачува́нне"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "spaháda",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "спага́да"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "koruna",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "করুণা"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sǎstradánie",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "състрада́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sǎčúvstvie",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "съчу́вствие"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "ka.ru.na",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "ကရုဏာ"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "a.krangna",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "အကြင်နာ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "compassió"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "kaluoy"
        },
        {
          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "udadolitsati",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tóngqíng",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "同情"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "愛心"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "àixīn",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "爱心"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "soustrast"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "soucit"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "english": "sympathy",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "medfølelse"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "english": "pity",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "medlidenhed"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "medelijden"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "deernis"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "kompato"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "kaastunne"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "myötätunto"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "osanotto"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "compassion"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "tanagrʒnoba",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "თანაგრძნობა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Mitleid"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Erbarmen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Mitgefühl"
        },
        {
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "mildiþa",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰"
        },
        {
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "armahairtei",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌴𐌹"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sympónia",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συμπόνια"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "efsplachnía",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ευσπλαχνία"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "oiktirmós",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "οἰκτιρμός"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "sumpátheia",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συμπάθεια"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "rakhamím",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "רַחֲמִים"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khemlá",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "חֶמְלָה"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "empatiá",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "אֶמְפַּתְיָה"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "dayā",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "दया"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "karuṇā",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "करुणा"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "együttérzés"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "kompato"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "belas kasih"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "trua"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "taise"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "compassione"
        },
        {
          "alt": "どうじょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dōjō",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "同情"
        },
        {
          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "uydvr",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "уйдвр"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jany aşu",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "жаны ашу"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "meittaa thɔə",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "មេត្តាធម៌"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "meittaa",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "មេត្តា"
        },
        {
          "alt": "同情",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dongjeong",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "동정"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "boorukerdik",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "боорукердик"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kayrımduuluk",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "кайрымдуулук"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "mēt tā",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "ເມດຕາ"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "misericordia"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "līdzjūtība"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "užuojauta"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "sočuvstvo",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "сочувство"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "belas kasihan"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "anukampa",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "അനുകമ്പ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "sahānubhūti",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "സഹാനുഭൂതി"
        },
        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "erreeish"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "whakaaroha"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "tauwhirotanga"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "atawhaitanga"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "word": "ngākau aroha"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "karuṇā",
          "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "करुणा"
        },
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    },
    {
      "sense": "desire to relieve another's suffering",
      "word": "ruth"
    },
    {
      "sense": "desire to relieve another's suffering",
      "word": "tenderheartedness"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mëshirë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "raḥma",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "رَحْمَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šafaqa",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "شَفَقَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "karekcʻankʻ",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "կարեկցանք"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "şəfqət"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "rəhm"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "spačuvánnje",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "спачува́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "spaháda",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спага́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "koruna",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "করুণা"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎstradánie",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "състрада́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎčúvstvie",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "съчу́вствие"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ka.ru.na",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "ကရုဏာ"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "a.krangna",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "အကြင်နာ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compassió"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "kaluoy"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "udadolitsati",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngqíng",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "同情"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "愛心"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "àixīn",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "爱心"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "soustrast"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soucit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "english": "sympathy",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "medfølelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "english": "pity",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "medlidenhed"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "medelijden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deernis"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "kompato"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "kaastunne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "myötätunto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "osanotto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compassion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tanagrʒnoba",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "თანაგრძნობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Mitleid"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Erbarmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Mitgefühl"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "mildiþa",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "armahairtei",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌴𐌹"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sympónia",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συμπόνια"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efsplachnía",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ευσπλαχνία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "oiktirmós",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "οἰκτιρμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "sumpátheia",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συμπάθεια"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "rakhamím",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "רַחֲמִים"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khemlá",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "חֶמְלָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "empatiá",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶמְפַּתְיָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dayā",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "दया"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "karuṇā",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "करुणा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "együttérzés"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "kompato"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "belas kasih"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "taise"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "compassione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "どうじょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōjō",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "同情"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "uydvr",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "уйдвр"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jany aşu",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "жаны ашу"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "meittaa thɔə",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "មេត្តាធម៌"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "meittaa",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "មេត្តា"
    },
    {
      "alt": "同情",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dongjeong",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "동정"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "boorukerdik",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "боорукердик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kayrımduuluk",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "кайрымдуулук"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mēt tā",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "ເມດຕາ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "misericordia"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "līdzjūtība"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "užuojauta"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sočuvstvo",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сочувство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "belas kasihan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "anukampa",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "അനുകമ്പ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sahānubhūti",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "സഹാനുഭൂതി"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "erreeish"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "whakaaroha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "tauwhirotanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "atawhaitanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "ngākau aroha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "karuṇā",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "करुणा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "dayā",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "दया"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "compassioun"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "medfølelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compassion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "rahm",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "رحم"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "rahm",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "رحم"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šafaqat",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "شفقت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "współczucie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compaixão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compasiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sostradánije",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сострада́ние"
    },
    {
      "alt": "the first в is silent",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sočúvstvije",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сочу́вствие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sopereživánije",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сопережива́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bhūtadayā",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "भूतदया"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "karuṇā",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "करुणा"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dayā",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "दया"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ath-thruas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "саосећање"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "саосјећање"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "saosećanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "saosjećanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cumpiatà"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súcit"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ľútosť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sočutje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compasión"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "conmiseración"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "rehema"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "huruma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "medlidande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "medkänsla"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "awa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "šafqat",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "шафқат"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "dilsüzi",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "дилсӯзӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mêet-dtaa",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "เมตตา"
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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "gà-rú-naa",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "กรุณา"
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      "code": "th",
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      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "การุณย์"
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      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "karuṃ"
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      "code": "tpi",
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      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
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      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "şefkat"
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      "roman": "pỉd",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "𐎔𐎛𐎄"
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      "roman": "spivčuttjá",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
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      "word": "співчуття́"
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      "code": "ur",
      "english": "tars, taras",
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      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
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      "word": "ترس"
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      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
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      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
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      "code": "uz",
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      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "từ bi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "đồng cảm"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "lòng thương"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "deep awareness of the suffering of another",
      "word": "lòng từ bi"
    }
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  "word": "compassion"
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          "ref": "c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], line 124:",
          "text": "O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?",
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