compassioned

com·pas·sion

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Definitions of compassioned word

noun compassioned a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. 1
verb with object compassioned Archaic. to compassionate. 1
verb compassioned simple past tense and past participle of compassion. 0

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin compassiōn- (stem of compassiō). See com-, passion

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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