pity

  1. Noun.  (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
  2. Noun.  (''countable but not used in the plural'') Something regrettable.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To feel pity for (someone or something).
  4. Interjection.  Short form of what a pity.

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.