1. A feeling of sympathy for someone or something.
2. An anxious feeling; SYN. care, fear.
3. Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; SYN. worry, headache, vexation.
4. Something that interests one because it is important or affects one.

ETYM French relation, Latin relatio. Related to Relate.
1. An act of narration; SYN. telling, recounting.
2. An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together.
3. (Usually plural) Mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups.

1. A state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
2. A state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries.
3. ('relationship' is often used where 'relation' would serve (as in) preferred usage of 'relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness.

ETYM Latin respectus: cf. French respect. Related to Respect, Respite.
1. An attitude of admiration or esteem; SYN. esteem, regard.
2. (Usually preceded by 'in') A detail or point; SYN. regard.