compassion

C1
UK /kəmˈpæʃn/US /kəmˈpæʃn/

Meaning

noun
a strong feeling of sympathy for people or animals who are suffering and a desire to help them
to feel/show compassion

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They had the compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to others, because, as it turns out, we can't practice compassion with other people if we can't treat ourselves kindly.

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