Mitleid — meaning in English
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English meaning
- commiseration noun A feeling of sympathy or sorrow for someone who is suffering or going through hardship.
- compassion noun A deep sense of concern for someone else's suffering, strong enough to make you want to help.
- mercy noun Kindness or forgiveness shown toward someone who could reasonably be punished or treated harshly instead.
- pity noun A feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone else's suffering.
- sympathy noun A feeling of pity or sorrow for someone else's suffering or misfortune.
Senses
Mitleid is used for these senses in English:
- commiseration The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
- 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.
- mercy (uncountable) Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
- pity (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
- pity (countable) Something regrettable.
- sympathy A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
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