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Common collocations with pity in American Collocation

pity noun uncountable

US /ˈpɪti/

deep
genuine
great
much
real

He feels great pity for animals that are mistreated.

have pity

be filled with
be full of
feel
have

He was quite unmoved; he had no pity for me.

show pity

show

There were some nice moments of O’Sullivan showing pity for his victims.

deserve pity

deserve

The weak deserve our pity; the wicked our contempt.

arouse pity

arouse
evoke
excite

What we fear for ouselves excites our pity when it happens to others.

anger
compassion
horror
mercy
sympathy

She became aware, for the first time, of the sympathy and pity that disabled people have to face every day.