Compassion and Extenuation

Compassion

Compassion noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.

Extenuation and compassion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extenuation" instead a noun "Compassion".

Nearby Words: compass, compassionate, compassed, compassionately, compassing

Extenuation

Extenuation noun - A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
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Synonyms for Extenuation

Compassion and extenuation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compassion" instead a noun "Extenuation".

Nearby Words: extenuate, extenuated, extenuating
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