Mercy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the feeling that motivates compassion (syn: mercifulness)
- something for which to be thankful
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
singular: mercy
plural: mercies
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