Compassion
Compassion noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.
Consolation is a synonym for compassion in comfort topic. In some cases you can use "Consolation" instead a noun "Compassion".
Consolation
Consolation noun - The giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering.
Usage example: the consolation of the grieving family by their pastor
Compassion is a synonym for consolation in sympathy topic. You can use "Compassion" instead a noun "Consolation", if it concerns topics such as comfort, relief.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sympathy and compassion
- sympathy and consolation
- understanding and compassion
- understanding and consolation
- empathy and compassion
- empathy and consolation
- pity and compassion
- pity and consolation
- lenity and compassion
- lenity and consolation
- comfort and compassion
- comfort and consolation
- commiseration and compassion
- commiseration and consolation
How words are described
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