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mercy

Noun

Meaning

• Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.

Examples

• She begged for mercy.

• The king showed mercy to the defeated enemy.

• At the mercy of the weather, they postponed the event.

mercy

Noun

Meaning

• Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.

Examples

• She begged for mercy.

• The king showed mercy to the defeated enemy.

• At the mercy of the weather, they postponed the event.