feel sorry for

verb

To pity; to show pity for.

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commiseratetake pity oncompassioncompassionatecondolefeel someone's painmercifypity
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Meanings

verbfeel sorry for (third-person singular simple present feels sorry for, present participle feeling sorry for, simple past and past participle felt sorry for)

present singular third person feels sorry for · participle present feeling sorry for · participle past felt sorry for · past felt sorry for

  1. To pity; to show pity for.

    I am down, down, down / I feel so sorry for myself / I get down, down, down / And I need somebody's help

    2011, Rachel Platten, “Overwhelmed”, in Be Here

    Synonyms: commiserate, take pity on, commiserate, compassion, compassionate, condole, feel someone's pain, mercify

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo pity; to show pity for.

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commiseratetake pity oncommiseratecompassioncompassionatecondolefeel someone's painmercifypityruetake pity
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commiseratecompassioncompassionatecondolefeel someone's painmercifypityrue

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 憐憫 /怜悯, 可憐 /可怜
  • 憐憫 /怜悯 (liánmǐn)show pity for
  • 可憐 /可怜 (kělián)show pity for
  • 同情 (tóngqíng)show pity for
Finnish sääliä
  • sääliäshow pity for
German bemitleiden, leidtun
  • bemitleidenshow pity for
  • leidtunshow pity for
  • dauernshow pity for
Latin misereor
  • misereorshow pity for
Norwegian Bokmål synes synd på, ha medfølelse med
  • synes synd påshow pity for
  • ha medfølelse medshow pity for
  • ha medynk medshow pity for
  • føle medynk medshow pity for
Polish współczuć
  • współczućshow pity for
Portuguese sentir pena de, amercear
  • sentir pena deshow pity for
  • amercearshow pity for
Spanish compadecer (se de), conmiserar (se de)
  • compadecer (se de)show pity for
  • conmiserar (se de)show pity for
  • condoler (se de)show pity for
  • condolecerse deshow pity for
  • adolecerse deshow pity for
  • apiadar (se de)show pity for
Swedish tycka synd om
  • tycka synd omshow pity for
Cite this entry
APA

feel sorry for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feel%20sorry%20for

MLA

“feel sorry for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feel%20sorry%20for. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feel sorry for,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feel%20sorry%20for.

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