ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pity

/ˈpɪt.i/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something..

(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
(uncountable) Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
(countable, now singular only) Something regrettable.
(obsolete, Early Modern) Piety.
(transitive) To feel pity for (someone or something).
(transitive) To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
(transitive, now regional) To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
Ellipsis of what a pity.

I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.

take pity on someone

The most usuall way to appease those minds we have offended […] is, by submission to move them to commiseration and pitty.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord.

He[…]has no more pity in him than a dog.

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.

It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.

What a pity about the band breaking up. I loved them!

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Pity means (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something..

Common synonyms include commiserate, compassion, compassionate, condole.

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.

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