Mercy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmɜːrsɪ|  American pronunciation of the word mercy
Brit.  |ˈmɜːsɪ|  British pronunciation of the word mercy

noun

- leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (syn: clemency, mercifulness)
he threw himself on the mercy of the court
- a disposition to be kind and forgiving (syn: mercifulness)
- the feeling that motivates compassion (syn: mercifulness)
- something for which to be thankful
it was a mercy we got out alive
- alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed
distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy

Extra examples

He is a vicious criminal who deserves no mercy.

She fell to her knees and asked for mercy.

They came on a mission of mercy to provide food and medical care for starving children.

It's a mercy that the building was empty when the fire started.

Thank heaven for small mercies.

We turned him over to the tender mercies of the student court.

He showed no mercy to his enemies.

God have mercy on his soul.

The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.

That's a mercy!

Yeah, but I'm at his mercy

...an outdoor picnic is always at the mercy of the weather, of course...

Employees have complained of being at the mercy of the manager's every whim and caprice.

We were there on an errand of mercy to help provide medical care for the refugees.

...an indurate heart that admits no love or mercy...

Word forms

noun
singular: mercy
plural: mercies
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