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conmiseración — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clemency noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
  • commiseration noun The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
  • compassion noun A deep sense of concern for someone else's suffering, strong enough to make you want to help.

Senses

conmiseración is used for these senses in English:

  • clemency The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
  • 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.

clemency — full definition

  1. noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
  2. noun An official act reducing or cancelling a legal punishment, such as a pardon.

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