pity vs fellow feeling
fellow feeling vs pitypity and fellow feeling both are nouns.
pity is a verb but fellow feeling is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pity | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fellow feeling | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fellow feeling is a hypernym of
pity; that is, fellow feeling is a
word with a broader meaning than pity:
- pity: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- fellow feeling: sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
Other hypernyms of pity include
sympathy.
| pity (noun) | fellow feeling (noun) |
|---|---|
| the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it | sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) |
| an unfortunate development | |
| a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others |
| pity (verb) | fellow feeling (verb) |
|---|---|
| share the suffering of |
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