compassionate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb share the suffering of
  2. adjective showing or having compassion

Etymology

A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”). By surface analysis, compassion + -ate.

In classic literature

Synonyms

feel for, pity, condole with, sympathize with

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