compassionn.[F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See Patient.] Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.()Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion. (Macaulay.)()v. t. To pity.(Shak.)