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compassion
com·pas·sion [ kəm pásh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
sympathy: sympathy for the suffering of others, often including a desire to help
[14th century. Via French< ecclesiastical Latin compassion-< Latin compass-, past participle of compati (see compatible)]

com·pas·sion·less adjective
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