compassion.

Concern for another's suffering accompanied by a wish to help.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• show compassion
• compassion for victims

On the page

Compassion guided the response without replacing careful judgment.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.