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.
Pity the sorrows of a poor old man
Alexander sees with a look of pity that Darius has died from his wounds.
The Human Abstract, a poem in William Blake's collection Songs of Innocence and of Experience, in which he proclaims "Pity would be no more, / If we did not make somebody Poor" (1–2). This version is copy L created in 1795 and currently held by the Yale Center for British Art.
Sympathy is the perception of, understanding of, and reaction to the distress or need of another life form.
Medical personnel aid a suffering woman after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Facial expressions can communicate sympathy and other emotions nonverbally.
A baby will often cry at the sound of another baby's cries.