Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
pity (noun)1.
a) sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy
b) capacity to feel pity
2.
something to be regretted - it's a pity you can't go
transitive verb
intransitive verb
to feel pity for to feel pity
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
pity (noun)1.
a regrettable or blameworthy act
SYNONIMS:
disgrace, pity, shame, sinRELATED WORDS:
outrage, scandal2.
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune
SYNONIMS:
bigheartedness, charity, commiseration, compassion, feeling, good-heartedness, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, largeheartedness, mercy, pity, ruth, softheartedness, sympathy, warmheartednessRELATED WORDS:
feelings, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivity; affection, love, regard; affinity, empathy, rapport; altruism, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, generosity, goodwill, humaneness, humanism, humanitarianism, philanthropyNEAR ANTONYMS:
callousness, coldness, disinterest, indifference, unconcern; cruelty, harshness; animosity, antipathy, dislike, hatred, hostilityto have sympathy for
SYNONIMS:
ache (for), bleed (for), commiserate (with), compassionate, condole (with), feel (for), sympathize (with), yearn (over)RELATED WORDS:
care (for); grieve (for), sorrow (for); love; empathize (with), identify (with); tolerate, understandNEAR ANTONYMS:
disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook; dislike, hate, scorn