All 4 Uses
compassion
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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
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- Ms. Barker smiled from behind her secretary's desk, and I detected a hint of compassion.†
Chpt 1compassion = sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
- Ms. Barker had seen a lot of kids in this seat—probably none more than me—and knew well we needed all the compassion we could get, though it would be of little help once that door opened.†
Chpt 1
- You could be a little more compassionate, Calhoune.†
Chpt 5 *compassionate = feeling or showing sympathy for another's suffering
- If you had an ounce of compassion, you'd stop seeing her.†
Chpt 12compassion = sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
Definitions:
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(1)
(compassion) sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)