Bravery and Pity

Bravery

Bravery noun - Dressy clothing.

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Pity and bravery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pity" instead a noun "Bravery".

Nearby Words: brave, bravely, braving

Pity noun - A regrettable or blameworthy act.

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Bravery and pity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bravery" instead a noun "Pity".

Nearby Words: pitiful, pitiable, pitying, pitifully, pitied

particular	particular bravery	particular pity
considerable	considerable bravery	considerable pity
genuine	genuine bravery	genuine pity
sheer	sheer bravery	sheer pity
Other adjectives: visible, real, great, immense, uncharacteristic.

Stefan Zweig uses this as the basis of Ungeduld des Herzens (Beware of pity): the young officer who receives the Theresia medal for his bravery in World War I was actually just committing the military version of Suicide by Cop to atone for the events which, in flashback, form the main narrative.

Source: Medal of Dishonor

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