deserving of pity, sympathy, or compassion; pathetic

to feel or show compassion for the suffering or distress of others; mercy

a person who is in a miserable or pitiful state

to feel compassion or sorrow for the misfortunes of others

to have or show tender affection for someone, typically someone younger or vulnerable

to feel or show deep, tender love often combined with a sense of pity or protective concern

fellow sufferers empathize with each other; misery loves company

looking extremely pathetic or pitiful, often to evoke sympathy

pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable

to beg for pity

to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex

Looking at one's own shadow and feeling sorry for oneself; being alone and dejected.

to behave in a servile or sycophantic manner to gain favor or mercy, much like a dog wagging its tail; to grovel or bow and scrape

to feel compassion for; to pity

to feel sympathy or pity for someone and show them mercy or kindness

to beg for pity and ask for mercy (idiom)

(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on someone

to develop love for someone out of pity for them

to feel sorry for oneself

looking or feeling miserable, wretched, or deserving of pity