Pity I ˈpɪti Noun Bre Feel Enduring Look/Feeling/Surge

• i could only feel pity for what they were enduring.
• he had no pity for her.
• a look/feeling/surge of pity
• i took pity on her and lent her the money.

pity

1. a feeling of sympathy and sadness caused by the suffering and troubles of others
• I could only feel pity for what they were enduring.
• He had no pity for her.
• a look/feeling/surge of pity
• I took pity on her and lent her the money.
• I beg you to have pity on him.
• I don't want your pity.
2. used to show that you are disappointed about something
• synonym shame
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/shame_1
• It's a pity that you can't stay longer.
• ‘I've lost it!’ ‘Oh, what a pity.’
• What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier.
• It seems a pity to waste this food.
• This dress is really nice. Pity it's so expensive.
• Oh, that's a pity.
• It would be a great pity if you gave up now.
3. unfortunately
• ‘Was the bicycle insured?’ ‘No, more's the pity!’

Extra Examples

• I threw the child some money out of pity.
• I took pity on him and allowed him to stay.
• She was full of pity for him.
• That would be rather a pity, wouldn’t it?
• The place was great, but it was a pity about the weather.
• We begged him to have pity on us.
• What a pity you didn’t tell me earlier!
• a cruel leader without pity
• an unfortunate man who inspires pity
• ‘I’ve lost it!‘ ‘Oh, what a pity.’
• ‘Was the bicycle insured?’ ‘No, more’s the pity!’
• I don’t want your pity!
• It’s a pity that you can’t stay longer.
• Oh, that’s a pity.
• She experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man.
• This dress is really nice. Pity it’s so expensive.

Word Origin

• Middle English (also in the sense ‘clemency, mildness’): from Old French pite ‘compassion’, from Latin pietas ‘piety’; compare with piety.