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pity

Definition:

(nou) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (nou) an unfortunate development (nou) the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

Phonetic Transcription:

ˈpɪti

Examples:

He shows pity to the needy and the poor and saves the lives of the poor.

They had pity for the deserter.

It is a pity that the case was closed in the meantime.

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