piteous - Meaning in Kannada

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piteous - Meaning in Kannada

Definitions and Meaning of piteous in English

piteous adjective

1. deserving or inciting pity

   Synonyms

   hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched

   Examples

   • "a hapless victim"
   • "a pitiful fate"
   • "a wretched life"
   • "his poor distorted limbs"
   • "miserable victims of war"
   • "Oh, you poor thing"
   • "piteous appeals for help"
   • "pitiable homeless children"
   • "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"

Synonyms of piteous

• hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched

Description

Pity is a sympathetic sorrow evoked by the suffering of others. The word is comparable to compassion, condolence, or empathy. It derives from the Latin pietas. Self-pity is pity directed towards oneself.

Also see "Pity" on Wikipedia

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