Pity and Response

Pity

Pity noun - A regrettable or blameworthy act.

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Response and pity are semantically related in seat of passion topic. In some cases you can use "Response" instead a noun "Pity".

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

Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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Pity and response are semantically related in seat of passion topic. Sometimes you can use "Pity" instead a noun "Response".

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

In The Wheel of Time, every time one of the heroes meets any Traveling People (who are pacifists), the main response toward him is pity for his readiness to do violence (even in self defence).

Source: Don't You Dare Pity Me!
Hates Everyone Equally: It's actually a response you can give to *Hyun-ae when she asks you what you think of the entire mess on Day Three, though it's more out of pity than outright hate.

Source: Visual Novel / Hate Plus
In Dissidia: Final Fantasy, The Warrior of Light's response to Garland's speech about being "trapped" by destiny is to pity Garland, explaining that being stuck in the cycle has driven the man to despair.

Source: Don't You Dare Pity Me!

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