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noun. compassionate treatment of or attitude towards an offender, adversary, etc, who is in one's power or care; clemency; pity. the power to show mercy. to throw oneself on someone's mercy. a relieving or welcome occurrence or state of affairs. his death was a mercy after weeks of pain. at the mercy of. in the power of. Discover More.
an event or situation that you are grateful for because it stops something unpleasant: After months of suffering, his death was a mercy. They were on a mercy mission to take food to the refugees when they were attacked. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definitions of mercy. noun. a disposition to be kind and forgiving. synonyms: mercifulness. see more. noun. the feeling that motivates compassion. synonyms: mercifulness. see more. noun. something for which to be thankful. “it was a mercy we got out alive” see more. noun. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed.
kindness that makes you forgive someone, usually someone that you have authority over: She appealed to the judge to have mercy on her husband. The prisoners pleaded for mercy. The gunmen showed no mercy, killing innocent men and women. be at the mercy of someone/something.
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Definition. "Mercy" can be defined as "compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power"; and also "a blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion." [2] " To be at someone's mercy" indicates a person being "without defense against someone." [3] Law and ethics.
[countable, usually singular] (informal) an event or a situation to be grateful for, usually because it stops something unpleasant. It is a mercy (that)… It's a mercy she wasn't seriously hurt. His death was a mercy (= because he was in great pain). see also merciful, merciless. Word Origin. Idioms. at the mercy of somebody/something.
