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| bleed |
to feel grief, sympathy, or sorrow. [1/3 definitions] |
| heart |
love or sympathy. [1/6 definitions] |
| heartless |
having or showing no kindness or sympathy; not sharing another's pain. |
| humanity |
sympathy, concern, or compassion. [1/3 definitions] |
| inhuman |
without human feelings such as warmth, mercy, or sympathy; cruel, brutal, or not caring. |
| kind1 |
showing understanding or sympathy. [1/2 definitions] |
| mellow |
having the knowledge and sympathy that often comes with experience and age; being without anger. [1/5 definitions] |
| pitiful |
causing pity or sympathy. [1/2 definitions] |
| pity |
sympathy or sorrow caused by another's pain, bad luck, or suffering. [2/3 definitions] |
| poor |
having bad fortune or bad luck (used to express sympathy). [1/5 definitions] |
| ruthless |
having no mercy or sympathy; cruel. |
| sorry |
feeling regret, sympathy, or sadness. [1/4 definitions] |
| sway |
to change in sympathy or opinion. [1/6 definitions] |
| understand |
to have sympathy for. [1/5 definitions] |
| understanding |
sympathy or tolerance toward other people. [2/6 definitions] |
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