pity

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|sympathy}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} A feeling of [[sympathy]] at the [[misfortune]] or [[suffering]] of someone or something.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
3. {{lb|en|countable|now singular only}} Something [[regrettable]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete|Early Modern English}} [[piety|Piety]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To feel pity for (someone or something). {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|now|_|regional}} To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}

Interjection

1. {{ellipsis of|en|what a pity}}.

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