mer·cy /ˈmɜrsi/
1. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
synset: clemency, mercifulness, mercy
2. a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
synset: mercifulness, mercy
antonym: mercilessness, unmercifulness
3. the feeling that motivates compassion
synset: mercifulness, mercy
4. something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
synset: mercy
5. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
synset: mercy
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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