pity
A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or somethingA feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
» It's a pity when somebody dies.
Es ist schade, wenn jemand stirbt.
Жаль, когда кто-то умирает.
Шкода, коли хтось помирає.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.
take pity on someone
Mitleid
жа́лостьžálostʹ, сострада́ниеsostradánije, сочу́вствиеsočúvstvije
жальžalʹ, жа́лістьžálistʹ
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
(uncountable)Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
(countable, singular, singular only)Something regrettable.
It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.
What a pity about the band breaking up. I loved them!
schade
жальžalʹ, сожале́ниеsožalénije
жальžalʹ
(Early, Modern, countable, obsolete, uncountable)Piety.
Examples
396 sentencesIt's a pity when somebody dies.
Шкода, коли хтось помирає.
ruЖаль, когда кто-то умирает.
deEs ist schade, wenn jemand stirbt.
It's a pity you can't come.
Шкода, що ти не можеш прийти.
ruЖаль, что ты не можешь прийти.
deEs ist schade, dass du nicht kommen kannst.
It's a pity that you can't come.
Шкода, що ти не можеш прийти.
ruЖаль, что вы не можете прийти.
deEs ist schade, dass du nicht kommen kannst.
It's a pity that Tom can't come.
Шкода, що Том не може прийти.
ruЖаль, что Том не может прийти.
It's a pity that Tom is leaving.
Шкода, що Том вже йде.
ruЖаль, что Том уезжает.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc.From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.
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Forms
plural: pitiesSynonyms
15 synonyms- an unfortunate development:shame
- the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it:compassion
- a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others:commiserationruthpathos
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- a pity that
- be a pity
- a pity if