mercy (Meaning)
mercy (n)
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
a disposition to be kind and forgiving
the feeling that motivates compassion
something for which to be thankful
alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed
mercy (n.)
Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency.
Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence.
Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.
A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.
Synonyms & Antonyms of mercy
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- revenge
- punishment
- violence
- cruelty
- spite
- savagery
- savagery
- vengeance
- virulence
- vindictiveness
- brutality
- retaliation
- venom
- reprisal
- vengeance
- hatred
- barbarity
- retribution
- requital
- venom
- sadism
- retaliation
- barbarity
- cruelty
- retribution
- brutality
- virulence
- requital
- spite
- punishment
- revenge
- discipline
- discipline
- ruthlessness
- mercilessness
- sadism
- reprisal
- vindictiveness
- mercilessness
- violence
- ruthlessness
- hatred
Synonyms:
- pity
- lenity
- lenience
- generosity
- quarter
- understanding
- tenderness
- charity
- forbearance
- clemency
- goodness
- love
Antonyms:
- bitterness
- maliciousness
- antipathy
- savageness
- abhorrence
- abhorrence
- meanness
- detestation
- atrocity
- malice
- scolding
- castigation
- viciousness
- gall
- truculence
- wantonness
- malevolence
- animosity
- spleen
- malevolence
- chastisement
- animosity
- jealousy
- abomination
- hate
- gall
- enmity
- savageness
- execration
- vitriol
- loathing
- antipathy
- hostility
- scolding
- malice
- hard-heartedness
- maliciousness
- hard-heartedness
- bitterness
- loathing
- antagonism
- wantonness
- enmity
- uncharitableness
- malignity
- jealousy
- execration
- castigation
- detestation
- uncharitableness
- pitilessness
- truculence
- vitriol
- malignancy
- resentment
- malignancy
- resentment
- spleen
- hate
- pitilessness
- hostility
- meanness
- antagonism
- chastisement
- viciousness
- malignity
- abomination
- atrocity
FAQs About the word mercy
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The judge showed mercy to the first-time offender, granting her probation instead of jail time.
The starving child begged for mercy from the guards, but their hearts were hardened.
In the midst of the chaos, the injured soldier extended mercy to his attacker.
The condemned man's last words were a plea for mercy, but his fate was sealed.
