| Main Entry: |
empathy |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
understanding |
Synonyms: |
affinity,
appreciation, being on same wavelength, being there for someone,
communion, community of interests,
compassion,
comprehension,
concord, cottoning to, good vibrations, hitting it off,
insight, picking up on,
pity,
rapport,
recognition, responsiveness,
soul,
sympathy,
warmth
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| Notes: |
empathy denotes a deep emotional understanding of another's feelings or problems, while sympathy is more general and can apply to small annoyances or setbacks
sympathy means the stimulation in a person of feelings that are similar in kind to those that affect another person; empathy means a mental or affective projection into the feelings or state of mind of another person |
Antonyms: |
apathy, misunderstanding, unfeelingness
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