1 pitiful

2 pathetic

3 to have pity on

1 to pity

1 to take pity on

2 to feel tenderness toward

1 to take pity on

2 pity

3 mercy

1 to beg for pity

1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)

1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company

1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)

1 lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)

2 fig. alone and dejected