Collocations withcompassion
These are words often used in combination withcompassion.
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act of compassion
We ask for an act of compassion on humanitarian grounds.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
deep compassion
We are truly capable of deep compassion, and of transcending self-interest.
From theCambridge English Corpus
feeling of compassion
I do not object to that and nor could anyone who had any feeling of compassion.
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great compassion
In conclusion, this book reports with great compassion the individual stories of fourteen people facing death, and of their bereaved relatives.
From theCambridge English Corpus
lack of compassion
Indeed, in our shared vision we both wanted to address what we perceived to be a lack of compassion in teaching and conducting.
From theCambridge English Corpus
sense of compassion
The precise nature and location of the threshold is to be determined by the sense of compassion of an impartial spectator.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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