What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Underdog vs Compassion - What's the difference?

underdog | compassion |

As nouns the difference between underdog and compassion

is that underdog is a competitor thought unlikely to win while compassion is deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.

As a verb compassion is

(obsolete) to pity.

underdog

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A competitor thought unlikely to win.
  • * 2004: The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
    • In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians
  • * 2014 , Jacob Steinberg, " Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian , 9 March 2014:
    • The visit of a Championship side would not normally send a shiver down their spine but they knew that Wigan were underdogs who would snap at their heels and that they possessed a potent bite if they were not kept on a firm leash.
  • Somebody at a disadvantage.
  • A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.

    • Antonyms

    * favourite, favorite * sure bet * safe bet * top dog

    See also

    * also-ran

    Anagrams

    * *

    compassion

    English

    Noun

  • 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)
    • 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, mercy

    Derived terms

    * compassionate * compassion fatigue

    Related terms

    * compatible

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To pity.
  • * 1607 , , IV. i. 124:
    • O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?

    External links

    * * ----