sympathy
A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
Other meanings
The formal expression of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
The ability to share the feelings of another.
Related words
- himpathy
- nonsympathy
- sympathy verdict
- sympathy strike
- sympathy card
- powder of sympathy
- sympathetic
- sympathism
- sympathist
- mechanical sympathy
- unsympathy
- dissympathy
Word history
From Ancient Greek "σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ" (fellow feeling).
Where this comes from
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