Plural of compassion
regular plural
The plural of compassion is compassions.
Forms of compassion
| Singular | compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | compassions |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Meaning of compassion
- noun Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
- noun 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.
- verb To pity.
Questions about the plural of compassion
- What is the plural of compassion?
- The plural of compassion is compassions.
- Is compassion countable?
- Compassion is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: compassion (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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