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Meaning of word mercy from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

mercy   noun

Meaning : Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice.

Example : He threw himself on the mercy of the court.

Synonyms : clemency, mercifulness

Meaning : A disposition to be kind and forgiving.

Example : In those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband.

Synonyms : mercifulness

Inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving.

mercilessness, unmercifulness

Meaning : The feeling that motivates compassion.

Synonyms : mercifulness

Meaning : Something for which to be thankful.

Example : It was a mercy we got out alive.

Meaning : Alleviation of distress. Showing great kindness toward the distressed.

Example : Distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy.

Mercy meaning in Bengali (Bangla).