myötätunto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- compassion noun A deep sense of concern for someone else's suffering, strong enough to make you want to help.
- condolence noun An expression of sympathy offered to someone who has experienced a loss, especially a death.
- mercy noun Kindness or forgiveness shown toward someone who could reasonably be punished or treated harshly instead.
- sympathy noun A feeling of pity or sorrow for someone else's suffering or misfortune.
- understanding noun The mental grasp of what something means or how it works.
Senses
myötätunto is used for these senses in English:
- compassion (by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.
- condolence (uncountable) Comfort, support or sympathy.
- mercy (uncountable) Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
- sympathy A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
- understanding (uncountable) Sympathy.