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Pity is a noun or verb that means feeling sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or bad situation. It can also mean a cause for regret or disappointment. Learn more about pity with examples, synonyms and translations.
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noun. uk / ˈpɪt.i / us / ˈpɪt̬.i / Add to word list. B2 [ U ] a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation: The girl stood gazing in/with pity at the old lion in the cage. She agreed to go out with him more out of pity than anything. These people don't want pity, they want practical help. Ver también.
to feel sadness or sympathy for someone's unhappiness or bad situation. tener lástima de, compadecerse de. I pity anyone who's never been in love. Me compadezco de quienes nunca se han enamorado. He's deeply unhappy, and more to be pitied than criticized. Es profundamente infeliz, y más digno de lástima que de crítica.
Pity is a noun or verb that means sympathetic sorrow for someone's misery or distress, or something to be regretted. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of pity from the authoritative source of American English.
Proponer otra traducción/definición. pity. a n. 1 piedad f , compasión f. → to feel (no) pity for sb (no) sentir compasión por algn. → have pity on us ten piedad de nosotros. → to move sb to pity mover a algn a compasión, dar lástima a algn. → I did it out of pity for him se lo hice por compasión. → for pity's sake!
sustantivo. 1. piedad f ⧫ compasión f. to feel (no) pity for sb (no) sentir compasión por algn. have pity on us ten piedad de nosotros. to move sb to pity mover a algn a compasión ⧫ dar lástima a algn. I did it out of pity for him se lo hice por compasión. for pity’s sake! ¡por piedad!; (less seriously) ¡por el amor de Dios!
