pity n pl , pities
1 sympathy or sorrow felt for the sufferings of another
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have (or take) pity on to have sympathy or show mercy for
3 something that causes regret or pity
4 an unfortunate chance
what a pity you can't come
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more's the pity it is highly regrettable (that) vb , pities, pitying, pitied
6 to feel pity for
(C13: from Old French pité, from Latin pietas duty)
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pitying adj
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pityingly adv
self-pity n
the act or state of pitying oneself, esp. in an exaggerated or self-indulgent manner
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self-pitying adj
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self-pityingly adv