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Definition: Compassion |
CompassionNoun1. A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering. 2. The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "compassion" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Note: Compassion \Com*pas"sion\, transitive verb. To pity. [Obsolete]. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Compassion is a sense of shared suffering, most often combined with a desire to alleviate or reduce such suffering. Its cultivation is considered a virtue in almost all major religions and also in many philosophies, perhaps most notably in Buddhism, which, being based on the idea that "life is suffering" (the First Noble Truth), seems to be fundamentally based on the concept of compassion. Compassionate acts are generally considered those which take into account the suffering of others and attempt to alleviate that suffering as if it were one's own. In this sense, the various forms of the Golden Rule are clearly based in the concept of compassion.Compassion differs from other forms of helpful or humane behavior in that its focus is primarily on the alleviation of suffering. Acts of kindness which seek primarily to confer benefit rather than relieve existing suffering are better classified as acts of altruism, although, in this sense, compassion itself can be seen as a subset of altruism, it being defined as the type of behavior which seeks to benefit others by reducing their suffering.
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Synonyms: CompassionSynonyms: compassionateness (n), pity (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Lenity | Noun: lenity, lenience, leniency; moderation; tolerance, toleration; mildness, gentleness; favor, indulgence, indulgency; clemency, mercy, forbearance, quarter; compassion. |
Pain | Sufferer, victim, prey, martyr, object of compassion, wretch, shorn lamb. |
Pity | Noun: pity, compassion, commiseration; bowels, of compassion; sympathy, fellow-feeling, tenderness, yearning, forbearance, humanity, mercy, clemency; leniency; (lenity); charity, ruth, long-suffering. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Compassion |
| English words defined with "compassion": clemency, commiserate, Compassionable, compassionate, cruel ♦ fire up ♦ good will, goodwill, grace ♦ heat, humaneness ♦ ignite, Incompassion, inflame, inhumane, inhumaneness, inhumanity ♦ kind ♦ merciful, mercifulness, mercy, Misericorde, move ♦ pathetically, pitiably ♦ Remordency ♦ Shamash, Statuary marble, stir up, sympathetic, sympathize ♦ uncompassionate, unkind ♦ wake, With a bad grace. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "compassion": Haroot, humane society ♦ Milk of Human Kindness ♦ respite ♦ symbolic. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "compassion": Misericordia. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Compassion" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (charity, compassion, mercifulness, mercy, pity, sympathy). |
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Screenplays | They say you rested on the seventh day, well maybe you should have spent that day on compassion. (Patch Adams; writing credit: Patch Adams; Maureen Mylander) To forgive is an act of compassion, Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Any religion without love and compassion is false (Children of the Corn; writing credit: George Goldsmith; Stephen King) Well, now that my compassion is set forth out of the way, I expect to get paid (Garden; writing credit: Jimmy Breslin; Waldo Salt) No compassion for nothing, whatsoever (Andy Richter Controls the Universe; writing credit: John Banas) | |
Lyrics | Warheart! With no remains of compassion or love (Warheart; performing artist: Children) Who'll miss the wings of your compassion (Candle In The Wind 1997; performing artist: Elton John) You write the words to get respect and compassion (Telling Stories; performing artist: Tracy Chapman) | |
Movie/TV Titles | A Deep Compassion (1972) Compassion (1927) Poverty and Compassion (1908) Day of Compassion (1995) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The right to care and compassion. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by J. Mohr.. |
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| "Compassion international" by Kevin Rohr Commentary: "Kathy sponsors child." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Confucius | Wisdom, compassion and courage -- these are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. |
Lord Byron | The dew of compassion is a tear. |
Samuel Johnson | The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty. |
Sir Matthew Hale | Be not beased with compassion to the poor, or favor to the rich, in point of justice. |
William Cowper | Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | Her situation should secure your compassion. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | She who will remain virtuous must have no compassion for her hands |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Her white lips smiled in a dreaming compassion. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Compassion is a very untenable ground |
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Worker Rights | Pakistan | The Commission of Inquiry for Women drew attention to the problem of "enforced prostitution and trafficking in women," noting that women are the victims of exploitation by police and pimps, and should be treated with compassion. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SYMBOLIC, adj. Pertaining to symbols and the use and interpretation of symbols. They say 'tis conscience feels compunction; I hold that that's the stomach's function, For of the sinner I have noted That when he's sinned he's somewhat bloated, Or ill some other ghastly fashion Within that bowel of compassion. True, I believe the only sinner Is he that eats a shabby dinner. You know how Adam with good reason, For eating apples out of season, Was "cursed." But that is all symbolic: The truth is, Adam had the colic. G.J. T T, the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, was by the Greeks absurdly called tau. In the alphabet whence ours comes it had the form of the rude corkscrew of the period, and when it stood alone (which was more than the Phoenicians could always do) signified Tallegal, translated by the learned Dr. Brownrigg, "tanglefoot." |
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Laura Schlessinger | Losing a child is probably the singular most horrible thing. It's against the order of things and ultimately we feel that the epitome of compassion and caretaking and responsibility. |
Rush Limbaugh | Telling people to believe in themselves is the ultimate in compassion. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | We are summoned to act in wisdom and in conscience, to work with industry, to teach with persuasion, to preach with conviction, to weigh our every deed with care and with compassion. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Our concern and interest, compassion and vigilance, extend to every corner of a dwindling planet. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Compassion and a sense of community--two of America's greatest strengths throughout our history--tell us we must take care of our neighbors who cannot take care of themselves. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | In our government, it is a myth that we must choose between compassion and competence. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Now, there is a place for the Federal Government in matters of social compassion. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Yet compassion is the work of a nation, not just a government. |
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| "Compassion" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.84% of the time. "Compassion" is used about 609 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.84% | 608 | 10,580 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.16% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 609 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "compassion". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Raham | N/A | Biblical | Compassion |
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Expressions using "compassion": god's compassion ♦ have compassion ♦ have compassion on ♦ look compassion ♦ object of compassion ♦ out of compassion ♦ with awe and compassion ♦ with compassion. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "compassion": compassion-filled. | |
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| Language | Translations for "compassion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | beklae (have compassion on, pity), beklaag (have compassion on, pity). (various references) | |
Albanian | mëshirë (alms deed, clemency, lenity, mercy, pity, Ruth), keqardhje (compunction, lament, pity, regret, remorse, repentance, rue, Ruth, sympathy), dhembshuri (affection, fondness). (various references) | |
Arabic | إشفاق, شفقة (kindness, mercy, pathos, pity, sympathy), شفق (compassionate, feel pity for, feel sorry for, have mercy, pity). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | съчувствие (commiseration, condolence, feeling, fellow feeling, sympathy), съжаление (pity, regret, repentance, sorrow), милост (clemency, dispensation, forgivingness, grace, graciousness, mercy, pity, quarter). (various references) | |
Chinese | 同情 (relent, sympathize, sympathy), 慈心. (various references) | |
Czech | soustrast (commiseration, condolence), soucit (commiseration, mercy, pity, sympathy), úèast (attendance, concern, interest, involvement, participation, turnout). (various references) | |
Danish | medlidenhed (pity). (various references) | |
Dutch | mededogen (pity), erbarmen (pity). (various references) | |
Esperanto | kompato (pity). (various references) | |
Faeroese | samkensla (condolences, pity), miskunn (pity). (various references) | |
Farsi | غمخواری , رحم (Clemency, Compunction, Matrix, Mercy, Pity, Ruth, Uterus, Womb), شفقت (Mercy, Ruth), دلسوزی (Ruth). (various references) | |
Finnish | sääliväisyys (pity), sääli (pity), armahtavaisuus (forbearance, mercifulness). (various references) | |
French | compassion. (various references) | |
Frisian | meilijen (pity), begrutsjen (pity). (various references) | |
German | mitleid (charity, commiseration, mercies, mercy, pitifulness, pity, ruth, sympathy). (various references) | |
Greek | συμπόνια (charity, commiseration, fellow feeling, sympathy, sympathy for). (various references) | |
Hebrew | חמלה (mercy, pity), חנינה (amnesty, clemency, mercy, pardon), רחמים (mercy, pity), רחמנות (clemency, mercy, pity), נחום (comfort, condolence, consolation). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szánalom (commiseration, pity, ruth). (various references) | |
Icelandic | meðaumkun (pity). (various references) | |
Indonesian | terharu (affected). (various references) | |
Italian | compassione (pity, ruth, sympathy), simpatia (liking, pleasantness, shine, sympathy), pietà (commiseration, humaneness, mercy, pity, remorse, Ruth). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 情け (sympathy), 慈悲 (benevolence, charity, mercy). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おんじょう (affection, kindliness, sound, voice, warm heart), なさけ (sympathy), そくいんのじょう (pity), ふびん (dullness, inability, pity, unworthiness), どうじょうしん (sympathy), どうじょう (court nobles, ditto, dojo, feel for, hall used for martial arts training, ibid., mandala, on the roof, pity, riding together, riding with, same as above, sympathize, sympathy), れんびん (mercy, pity), れんじょう (attachment, love, lovesickness, pity, type of liaison of consonants in a word), あいれん (pity, sympathy), あわれみ (pity), あわれ (grief, helpless, misery, pathos, pity, sorrow), じひ (benevolence, charity, lady in waiting, mercy, one's own expense). (various references) | |
Korean | 연민. (various references) | |
Manx | erreeish (pity, sympathy). (various references) | |
Norwegian | medlidenhet (pity). (various references) | |
Papiamen | piedat (absolution, pardon, pity), kondolensia (pity), kompashon (pity). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ompassioncay.(various references) | |
Polish | współczuć (have compassion on, pity). (various references) | |
Portuguese | piedade (bowels, forgiveness, godliness, let-off, mercifulness, mercy, piety, pity, religiousness, ruth), compaixão (empathy, fellow feeling, mercy, pity, rue, ruth, sympathy). (various references) | |
Romanian | compasiune (mercy, pity, Ruth), compãtimire (commiseration, fellow feeling, mercy, pity, remorse, sympathy), milã (alms, charity, commiseration, goodwill, grief, it is pitiful, lenity, love, mercy, mile, pity, remorse, Ruth, sparing), îndurare (clemency, forbearance, grace, lenity, mercifulness, mercy, pity). (various references) | |
Russian | сострадание (rue, ruth 1). (various references) | |
Scottish | truacantas. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | saučešće (condolences, sympathy), saosećanje (bowels, commiseration, fellow feeling), samilost, sažaljenje (bowels, mercy, pity, remorse, ruth). (various references) | |
Spanish | compasión (mercy, milk of human kindness, pity, sympathy). (various references) | |
Swedish | medlidande (compasion, pathos, pity, sympathy). (various references) | |
Tagalog | awà (pity). (various references) | |
Turkish | sevgi (affection, affections, attachment, dearness, fondness, love, piety, sympathies, sympathy), sevecenlik (benignity, humaneness, softness, tenderness), merhamet (Agape, benignity, charitableness, charity, clemency, commiseration, grace, loving kindness, mercy, misericordia, pity, Ruth), şefkât (affection, clemency, feeling, fondness, humaneness, kindliness, kindness, loving kindness, tenderness), acıma (aching, commiseration, feeling, pathos, pity, Ruth, sympathy). (various references) | |
Turkmen | rehim (pity), mдhri. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | спічуття, співчувати (commiserate, compassionate, condole, empathize, feel for, feel sorry, have pity, pity, sympathize, warm, yearn), жалість (pity), жаліти (compassionate). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | lòng trắc ẩn (bowel, compassionateness, ruth), lòng thương (compassionateness, mercy). (various references) | |
Welsh | trugaredd (mercy), tosturi (pity). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | arhu. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | miseratio, miseratione, miserationem, miserationes, miserationibus, miserationis, miserationum, misereamur, misereantur, miserearis, misereatur, misereberis, miserebitur, miserebor, miserebuntur, miseremini, miserendi, miserentis, misereor, miserere, misereretur, misereri, misereris, miseretur, misericordia, misericordiae, misericordiam, misericordiarum, misericordias, misericordiis, miseritis, miserta, miserti, misertus, pietas. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 7, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai idwn authn o kurioV esplagcnisqh ep auth kai eipen auth mh klaie |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quam cum vidisset Dominus misericordia motus super ea dixit illi noli flere |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | þa se hælend hig geseah þa wæs he mid mildheortnesse of er hig gefylled. and cwæþ to hyre. ne wep þu na. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne the Lord Jhesu hadde seyn hir, he hadde reuthe on hir, and seide to hir, Nyle thou wepe. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And when ye lorde sawe her he had compassion on her and sayde vnto her: wepe not. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when the Lord saw her, he had pity on her and said to her, Be not sad. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 7, Verse 13 |
| Cebuano | Sa pagkakita sa Ginoo kaniya, siya naluoy kaniya ug miingon kaniya, "Ayaw na paghilak." |
| Chinese | 主 看 見 那 寡 婦 就 憐 憫 他 、 對 他 說 、 不 要 哭 。 |
| Croatian | Kad je Gospodin ugleda, sažali mu se nad njom i reèe joj: "Ne plaèi!" |
| Danish | Og da Herren så hende, ynkedes han inderligt over hende og sagde til hende: "Græd ikke!" |
| Dutch | En de Heere, haar ziende, werd innerlijk met ontferming over haar bewogen, en zeide tot haar: Ween niet. |
| Finnish | Ja hänet nähdessään Herra armahti häntä ja sanoi hänelle: "Älä itke". |
| French | Le Seigneur, l`ayant vue, fut ému de compassion pour elle, et lui dit: Ne pleure pas! |
| German | Und da sie der HERR sah, jammerte ihn derselben, und er sprach zu ihr: Weine nicht! |
| Haitian Creole | Lè Jezi wè vèv la, kè l' fè l' mal pou li, li di li: Pa kriye, tande! |
| Hungarian | És látván õt az Úr, megkönyörüle rajta, és monda néki: Ne sírj. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ketika Tuhan Yesus melihat wanita itu, Ia kasihan kepadanya lalu berkata, "Jangan menangis, Ibu!" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Serta Tuhan melihat perempuan itu, jatuhlah kasihan-Nya akan dia, lalu kata-Nya, "Janganlah engkau menangis." |
| Italian | Vedendola, il Signore ne ebbe compassione e le disse: «Non piangere!». |
| Manx Gaelic | As tra honnick y Chiarn ee, va chymmey echey urree, as dooyrt eh r'ee, Ny jean keayney. |
| Maori | A, i te kitenga o te Ariki i a ia, ka aroha ki a ia, ka mea ki a ia, Kaua e tangi. |
| Norwegian | Og da Herren så henne, ynkedes han inderlig over henne og sa til henne: Gråt ikke! |
| Portuguese | Logo que o Senhor a viu, encheu-se de compaixão por ela, e disse-lhe: Não chores. |
| Rumanian | Domnul, cknd a vqzut -o, I s`a fqcut milq de ea, wi i -a zis: ,,Nu plknge!`` |
| Russian | хЧЙДЕЧ ЕЕ, зПУРПДШ УЦБМЙМУС ОБД ОЕА Й УЛБЪБМ ЕК: ОЕ РМБЮШ. |
| Shuar | Jesus nu wajen Wáiniak tura waitnentar "úutip" Tímiayi. |
| Swahili | Bwana alipomwona mama huyo, alimwonea huruma, akamwambia, "Usilie." |
| Swedish | När Herren fick se henne, ömkade han sig över henne och sade till henne: "Gråt icke." |
| Uma | Kanahilo-na Pue' Yesus tobine toei, metumu' -mi ahi' -na pai' na'uli' -ki: "Neo' -pi-hawo geo'!" |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "compassion": compassionate, compassionated, compassionately, compassionateness, compassionatenesses, compassionates, compassionating, compassionless, compassions. (additional references) | |
Words containing "compassion": uncompassionate. (additional references) | |
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"Compassion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: comapssion, commpassion, comparsion, compasion, compassio, compassiona, Compesso, composision, composium, conpassion, Koompassia. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "compassion" (pronounced kumpa"shun) |
| 6 | -m p a" sh u n | impassion. |
| 5 | -p a" sh u n | passion. |
| 4 | -a" sh u n | fashion, ashen, ration. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-m-n-o-o-p-s-s" | |
-2 letters: campions, pocosins. | |
-3 letters: anosmic, caisson, camions, campion, casinos, cassino, compass, maniocs, mascons, masonic, mosaics, oomiacs, opsonic, passion, pocosin, poisons, simoons. | |
-4 letters: amnios, anomic, aspics, camion, campos, cansos, capons, casino, compos, cosmos, macons, manics, manioc, mascon, masons, mosaic, oomiac, opsins, osmics, panics, passim, pianos, piscos, poison, scampi, scamps, scions, scoops, simoon, snoops, socman, sonics. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-m-n-o-o-p-s-s" | |
+1 letter: comparisons, compassions. | |
+2 letters: scopolamines. | |
+3 letters: compassionate, compensations, compressional, cosmopolitans. | |
+4 letters: campanologists, companionships, compassionated, compassionates, compassionless, pococurantisms. | |
+5 letters: compassionately, compassionating, cosmopolitanism, decompensations, micropulsations, miscomputations, pharmacognosies, uncompassionate. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Derived from 16. Expressions | 17. Expressions: Internet 18. Translations: Modern 19. Translations: Ancient 20. Bible Trace | 21. Derivations 22. Rhymes 23. Anagrams 24. Bibliography |
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