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{
"text": "I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "take pity on someone",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": ", Folio Society, 2006, p.5",
"text": "The most usuall way to appease those minds we have offended […] is, by submission to move them to commiseration and pitty."
},
{
"ref": "2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Prologue: Earth",
"text": "Shepard: The Reapers are more advanced than we are. More powerful. More intelligent. They don't fear us, and they'll never take pity on us.",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something."
],
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"(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something."
],
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{
"_dis1": "67 0 33",
"sense": "mercy",
"word": "ruth"
}
],
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šafaqa",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "شَفَقَة"
},
{
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"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šafaʔa",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
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"feminine"
],
"word": "شفقة"
},
{
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "شفقة"
},
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xġčaharutʿyun",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "խղճահարություն"
},
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"roman": "putou",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "পুতৌ"
},
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "žalʹ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "жаль"
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "lítascʹ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"roman": "žálascʹ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жа́ласць"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "žálost",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жа́лост"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pietat"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "憐憫"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "liánmǐn",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "怜悯"
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
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"word": "soucit"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
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"lang": "Dutch",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "kompato"
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compassion"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pitié"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compaixón"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "piedade"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "macela"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amerceamento"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sibraluli",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "სიბრალული"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Mitleid"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "bleiþei",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "oíktos",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "οίκτος"
},
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἔλεος"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "grc",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "oiktirmós",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "οἰκτιρμός"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "eleēmosúnē",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἐλεημοσύνη"
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "eleētús",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἐλεητύς"
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "sumpátheia",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "συμπάθεια"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "splánkhnon",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σπλάγχνον"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "könyörület"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "szánalom"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "együttérzés"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "irgalom"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "samúð"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "trua"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pietà"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"alt": "あわれみ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "awaremi",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "憐れみ"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"alt": "どうじょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "dōjō",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "同情"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"alt": "同情",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dongjeong",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "동정"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "misericordia"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "žalost",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жалост"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "sahatāpaṁ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "സഹതാപം"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "whakaaroha"
},
{
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "aroha"
},
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pietat"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "rahm",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "رحم"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Jauma"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Jaumahoat"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "współczucie"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "litość"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pena"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compasiune"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "milă"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "compătimire"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žálostʹ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жа́лость"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sostradánije",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сострада́ние"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sočúvstvije",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сочу́вствие"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "karuṇā",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "करुणा"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "dayā",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "दया"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "iochd"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "oircheas"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tròcair"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "truas"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "truacantas"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cumpiatà"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "súcit"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ľútosť"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compasión"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "piedad"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "lástima"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "medlidande"
},
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"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "medömkan"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "rif",
"lang": "Tarifit",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aziǧez"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "jāli",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "జాలి"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "gaan-sǒng-sǎan",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "การสงสาร"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "karuṃ"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "şefkat"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "merhamet"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "acıma"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žalʹ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "жаль"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žálistʹ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жа́лість"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "afsos",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "افسوس"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "hamdardī",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "ہمدردی"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "epsüs",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "ئەپسۈس"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 2",
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{
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"word": "amercear"
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amerceamento"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sibraluli",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "სიბრალული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Mitleid"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "bleiþei",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "οίκτος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἔλεος"
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{
"code": "grc",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "grc",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "grc",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἐλεημοσύνη"
},
{
"code": "grc",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἐλεητύς"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "συμπάθεια"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "splánkhnon",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σπλάγχνον"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "könyörület"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "szánalom"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "együttérzés"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "irgalom"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "samúð"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "trua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pietà"
},
{
"alt": "あわれみ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "awaremi",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "憐れみ"
},
{
"alt": "どうじょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "dōjō",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "同情"
},
{
"alt": "同情",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dongjeong",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "동정"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "misericordia"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "žalost",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жалост"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "sahatāpaṁ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "സഹതാപം"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "whakaaroha"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "aroha"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pietat"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "rahm",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "رحم"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Jauma"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Jaumahoat"
},
{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "współczucie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "litość"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pena"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compasiune"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milă"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compătimire"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жа́лость"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "сострада́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сочу́вствие"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "karuṇā",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "करुणा"
},
{
"code": "sa",
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"roman": "dayā",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "दया"
},
{
"code": "gd",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "iochd"
},
{
"code": "gd",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "oircheas"
},
{
"code": "gd",
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"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "gd",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "gd",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "truacantas"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cumpiatà"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "súcit"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ľútosť"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compasión"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "piedad"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lástima"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "medlidande"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "medömkan"
},
{
"code": "rif",
"lang": "Tarifit",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aziǧez"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "jāli",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "జాలి"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "gaan-sǒng-sǎan",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "การสงสาร"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "karuṃ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "şefkat"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "merhamet"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "acıma"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žalʹ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "жаль"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žálistʹ",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жа́лість"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "afsos",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "افسوس"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "hamdardī",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "ہمدردی"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "epsüs",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"word": "ئەپسۈس"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "feeling of sympathy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trueni"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "žalʹ",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "жаль"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "žal",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "жал"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "llàstima"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "(adjective used",
"roman": "kěxī",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "see entry) 可惜"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "škoda"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "synd"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "jammer"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "spijtig"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "domaĝo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "sääli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "ikävä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dommage"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "honte"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pena"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mágoa"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "samc̣uxaro",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "სამწუხარო"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
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"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "საწყენი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "schade"
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{
"code": "hu",
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},
{
"code": "ga",
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"feminine"
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{
"code": "it",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "peccato"
},
{
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"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "残念"
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"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "peccato"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "something regrettable",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "szkoda"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pena"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lástima"
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"code": "ro",
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "păcat"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жаль"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "something regrettable",
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"code": "gd",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "beud"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dìobhail"
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"code": "sk",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"code": "es",
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},
{
"code": "es",
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"tags": [
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "kwaam-nâa-sǐia-daai",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"word": "ความน่าเสียดาย"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"sense": "something regrettable",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "жаль"
},
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"code": "cy",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "shod",
"sense": "something regrettable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שאָד"
}
],
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"text": "You have got to pity the guy - he lost his wife, mother and job in the same month.",
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"text": "Nor could she get round them on a single point, and I pitied her so much that I bought bread and wine off her to console her, and I let her overcharge me, and went out into the afterglow with her benediction, followed also by the farewells of the middle-class, who were now taking their coffee at little tables outside the house.",
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"ref": "a. 1681, Richard Allestree, Of Gods Method in giving Deliverance",
"text": "It pitieth them to see her in the dust.",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of."
],
"links": [
[
"regional",
"regional#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, now regional) To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of."
],
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"regional",
"transitive"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈpɪ.ti/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪti"
},
{
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "pittie"
},
{
"word": "pitty"
},
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "pitie"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šafiqa",
"word": "شَفِقَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xġčal",
"word": "խղճալ"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "škadavácʹ",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "шкадава́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "paškadavácʹ",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пашкадава́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "lítavacʹ",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "лі́таваць"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "gadoliga",
"word": "ᎦᏙᎵᎦ"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"word": "可憐"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ho² lin⁴",
"word": "可怜"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"word": "可憐"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kělián",
"word": "可怜"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "litovat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "mít soucit (s kým)"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "být líto (koho)"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"word": "beklagen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"word": "kompati"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"word": "sääliä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"word": "plaindre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"word": "avoir pitié de"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"word": "condoer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"word": "coudecer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"word": "amercear"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"word": "bemitleiden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"word": "Mitleid haben mit"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "lypámai",
"word": "λυπάμαι"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "oiktíro",
"word": "οικτίρω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "eleéō",
"word": "ἐλεέω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "eleaírō",
"word": "ἐλεαίρω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "oiktírō",
"word": "οἰκτίρω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "oimṓzō",
"word": "οἰμώζω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "olophúromai",
"word": "ὀλοφύρομαι"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "rakhám",
"word": "רָחַם"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"word": "megkönyörül"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"word": "megszán"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"word": "megesik rajta a szíve"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"word": "trua a bheith agat do"
},
{
"code": "sga",
"lang": "Old Irish",
"word": "ar·cessi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"word": "compatire"
},
{
"alt": "どうじょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "dōjō suru",
"word": "同情する"
},
{
"alt": "きのどくにおもう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ki no doku ni omou",
"word": "気の毒に思う"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "aecheoropge saenggakhada",
"word": "애처롭게 생각하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "antakkawohada",
"word": "안타까워하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bulssanghi saenggakhada",
"word": "불쌍히 생각하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dongjeonghada",
"word": "동정하다"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"word": "adjidear"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"word": "misereor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"word": "miseret"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "sahatapikkuka",
"word": "സഹതപിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"word": "whakaaroha"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"word": "usikinia"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "żałować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pożałować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"word": "apiedar-se de"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"word": "sentir dó de"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"word": "sentir compaixão por"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žalétʹ",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "жале́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "požalétʹ",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пожале́ть"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ľutovať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "mať súcit s"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"word": "tener lástima"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"word": "compadecer"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"word": "tycka synd om"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǒng-sǎan",
"word": "สงสาร"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"word": "wärs-"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žalíty",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "жалі́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "požalíty",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пожалі́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žáluvaty",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "жа́лувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "škoduváty",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "шкодува́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "poškoduváty",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пошкодува́ти"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "taras",
"word": "ترس"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "taras ānā",
"word": "ترس آنا"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"word": "tội nghiệp"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"word": "tội"
}
],
"word": "pity"
}
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"English uncountable nouns",
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"word": "lack-pity"
},
{
"word": "more's the pity"
},
{
"word": "piteous"
},
{
"word": "pitiable"
},
{
"word": "pitiful"
},
{
"word": "pitisome"
},
{
"word": "pity guest"
},
{
"word": "pity party"
},
{
"word": "pity pie"
},
{
"word": "pity porn"
},
{
"word": "pity pot"
},
{
"word": "pity potty"
},
{
"word": "self-pity"
},
{
"word": "what a pity"
}
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{
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"name": "m"
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{
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"name": "der"
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{
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"2": "pittee"
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{
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{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "pitié"
},
"expansion": "pitié",
"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "pietās"
},
"expansion": "Latin pietās",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "pietà",
"3": "piety",
"notext": "1"
},
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{
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"word": "what a pity"
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{
"rhymes": "-ɪti"
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{
"word": "shame"
},
{
"word": "what a pity"
},
{
"word": "what a shame"
},
{
"word": "pittie"
},
{
"word": "pitty"
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{
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