B2adjectiveemotionsrelationships
US/kəmˈpæʃ.ən.ət/
UK/kəmˈpæʃ.ən.ət/
showing that you care about people who are suffering and want to help them
In context
The hospital trains its nurses to be calm and compassionate with frightened patients.
Her manager was compassionate and gave her two weeks off after her father died.
The judge allowed the mother to visit her son on compassionate grounds.
Words that go with compassionate
adjective + noun
- compassionate careThe hospice offers compassionate care to patients in their final weeks.
- compassionate leaveHe took a week of compassionate leave to attend his grandmother's funeral.
- compassionate groundsThe prisoner was released early on compassionate grounds because he was seriously ill.
- compassionate approachTeachers need a more compassionate approach to students who are struggling at home.
- compassionate responseThe city's compassionate response to the flood victims won praise from the public.
adverb + adjective
- deeply compassionateShe is a deeply compassionate doctor who always listens before she speaks.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
She is a very compassion person.Correct: She is a very compassionate person.