mercy killing - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

forgive collapse: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"; absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"

compassion collapse: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it; a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

battlefield collapse: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"

firing line collapse: the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is"; the line from which soldiers deliver fire

remedial collapse: tending or intended to rectify or improve; "a remedial reading course"; "remedial education"

pathos collapse: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"; a style that has the power to evoke feelings

burdensome collapse: not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"

merciless collapse: having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

foul play collapse: unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence)

mercy collapse: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"; something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"

arduous collapse: difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"; characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"; taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt

demulcent collapse: a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin; having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

shining collapse: the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "rbry Dunday he gave his car a good polishing"; marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

pickings collapse: the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking"

cathartic collapse: strongly laxative; emotionally purging (of e.g. art); emotionally purging

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