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Common collocations with compassion in American Collocation

compassion noun uncountable

US /kəmˈpæʃ(ə)n/

great

deep
great
immense
profound

Anger directed toward persons who display great compassion is destructive.

real

genuine
heartfelt
real
sincere

Her face seemed full of genuine compassion.

natural

human
natural

It is an exquisitely crafted, touching tale of human compassion.

show compassion

demonstrate
display
exhibit
express
show

Does a person need to be religious to show compassion?

feel compassion

be filled with
feel
have

You could not help but feel compassion for the victim.

lack compassion

lack

No one will ever accuse you of lacking human compassion.

make someone feel compassion

arouse
excite

He did not look sufficiently ill to excite our compassion.

act
feeling
lack
sense

She also has a strongly developed sense of compassion for others.

kindness

empathy
forgiveness
generosity
kindness
love
mercy
pity
respect

This requires front-line staff who can demonstrate kindness and compassion.

good judgment

justice
understanding
wisdom

Wisdom, compassion, and fairness have become the poor relations of electoral expediency.