pity vs compassion
Is there a difference? Technically, the dictionary says no, but in use, pity seems to denote a certain amount of condescension which is absent with compassion. Does anyone else sense this?
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Yes. Compassion is among equals. Pity comes from a position of superiority.
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I don't think that any two words ever have the same meaning. Compassion means roughly "suffering together" -- com (together) plus passion (meaning suffering as in Passion of the Christ). The focus is...
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