Insight vs Compassion - What's the difference?
insight | compassion |
A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.
* 1980 , Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ,
Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.
(marketing) Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers
The act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively
(artificial intelligence) An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it
* 1849 , Robert Leighton (Archbishop of Glasgow), A practical commentary upon the first Epistle of St. Peter (page 47)
(obsolete) To pity.
* 1607 , , IV. i. 124:
As nouns the difference between insight and compassion
is that insight is a sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into while compassion is deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.As a verb compassion is
to pity.insight
English
Noun
(en noun)- The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.
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*compassion
English
Noun
- Oh! the unspeakable privilege to have Him for our Father, who is the Father of mercies and compassions , and those not barren, fruitless pityings, for He is withal the God of all consolations.
Synonyms
* empathy, pity, ruth, tenderheartedness, sorrow * kindness, heart, mercyDerived terms
* compassionate * compassion fatigueVerb
(en verb)- O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?