uncompassion

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌʌnkəmˈpæʃən/ UK /ˌʌnkəmˈpæʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
lack of sympathy or pity; absence of compassion

The bureaucrat's uncompassion toward refugees drew public outrage.

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Synonyms

1 noun · lack of sympathy or pity;... heartlessness callousness pitilessness ruthlessness coldness indifference

Opposites

compassion sympathy pity mercy

Word family

Related forms uncompassionate compassion compassionate

Etymology

From un- ('not') + compassion, from Old French compassion, from Late Latin compassio ('fellow-feeling, suffering with'), from com- ('with, together') + pati ('to suffer').

un- Old English compassio la-ecc pati Latin

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# uncompassion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnkəmˈpæʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnkəmˈpæʃən/

## Meanings
1. lack of sympathy or pity; absence of compassion

## Examples
- The bureaucrat's uncompassion toward refugees drew public outrage.

## Synonyms
- heartlessness
- callousness
- pitilessness
- ruthlessness
- coldness
- indifference

## Antonyms
- compassion
- sympathy
- pity
- mercy

## Related Forms
- uncompassionate
- compassion
- compassionate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: compassio
- Root: pati

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + compassion, from Old French compassion, from Late Latin compassio ('fellow-feeling, suffering with'), from com- ('with, together') + pati ('to suffer').

## AI Etymology
Uncompassion is from un- ('not') + compassion, from Old French compassion, from Late Latin compassio ('fellow-feeling, suffering with'), from com- ('with, together') + pati ('to suffer'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), compassio (Late Latin), and pati (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers lack of sympathy or pity; absence of compassion. The wider family includes related words such as uncompassionate, compassion, and compassionate.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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