compassion Copy link • compassion: mĭsĕrĭcordia (the emotion or passion itself): mĭsĕrātio (the action of the mind in c.): to feel c., mĭsĕret, 2 (impers.: with acc. of subject and gen. of object): to show c., mĭseresco, 3; mĭsĕror, commĭsĕror, 1: v. pity (subs. and verb) throughout.