pity and compassion translations

The Russian words Жалостъ and Сострадание have similar definitions and mean both pity and compassion. When is one word used over the other?

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Originally Posted by feodor

The Russian words Жалостъ and Сострадание have similar definitions and mean both pity and compassion. When is one word used over the other?

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Жалость

Жалостъ

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Originally Posted by feodor

The Russian words Жалостъ and Сострадание have similar definitions and mean both pity and compassion. When is one word used over the other?

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Use жалость for pity and сострадание for compassion.