pity

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pity /p'ɪti/ (pities pitying pitied)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N for n
If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them.
He felt a sudden tender pity for her...
She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.
see also self-pity
2 [VERB] V n
If you pity someone, you feel very sorry for them.
I don't know whether to hate or pity him.
3 [N-SING] a N, oft it v-link N that/to-inf
If you say that it is a pity that something is the case, you mean that you feel disappointment or regret about it.
It is a great pity that all pupils in the city cannot have the same chances...
It seemed a pity to let it all go to waste.
4 [N-UNCOUNT]
If someone shows pity, they do not harm or punish someone they have power over.
One should avoid showing too much pity...
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you take pity on someone, you feel sorry for them and help them.
No woman had ever felt the need to take pity on him before.

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