compassions
Feelings for sufferers
Compassions is the plural of compassion—instances or expressions of sympathetic concern for others' suffering.
The word rarely appears in plural form, since compassion typically functions as an abstract, uncountable noun.
When pluralized, it usually refers to distinct acts or feelings of compassion: The small compassions of strangers sustained her through the ordeal.
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- caringShowing kind concern
warmth · understanding · concern · sensitivity · gentleness · mercy · pity · fellow-feeling
Voluntary aid for others
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
- caregivingAttending to dependents
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
outreach · service · advocacy · donation · relief · aid · shelter · nursing
Benevolent, tender affection
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- agapeMouth held wide
- divine mercyGodly forgiveness toward humanity
- bodhisattvaBuddhist helper of all
suffering · salvation · grace · redemption · blessed · dharma · sangha · spiritual
Chronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- secondary traumaDistress from exposure to others' trauma
- vicariousExperienced through another
depletion · emotional labor · caregiver stress · boundaries · self-care · resilience · recovery · numbing
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
caring · warmth · understanding · concern · sensitivity · gentleness · mercy · pity · fellow-feeling · softheartedness
charity
Voluntary aid for others
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
- caregivingAttending to dependents
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
humanitarian · outreach · service · advocacy · donation · relief · aid · shelter · nursing · hospice
loving-kindness
Benevolent, tender affection
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- agapeMouth held wide
- divine mercyGodly forgiveness toward humanity
bodhisattva · suffering · salvation · grace · redemption · blessed · dharma · sangha · spiritual · devotion
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- secondary traumaDistress from exposure to others' trauma
vicarious · depletion · emotional labor · caregiver stress · boundaries · self-care · resilience · recovery · numbing · detachment
compassionscruelties
Harsh, harmful acts
heartlessness · callousness · indifferences · cold-heartedness · inhumanities
compassionsmalevolences
Active ill will
cruelties · malice · brutalities · severities · mercilessness
compassionsmalevolences
Active ill will
inhumanities · brutalities · barbarities · savageries · severities
- compassion fatigueEmotional depletion from overexposure
- compassionate careSupport given with empathy
- divine compassionHoly empathy for mortals
- compassionate leaveAbsence for family crisis
- Christian compassionReligiously motivated mercy
- compassionate releaseEarly discharge for dying inmates
compassion, compassionate, self-compassion, compassionately, compassionless, uncompassionate