sympathy
21sympathy — sym•pa•thy [[t]ˈsɪm pə θi[/t]] n. pl. thies, adj. n. 1) harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another 2) the harmony of feeling existing between persons of like tastes or opinion or of …
22sympathy*/ — [ˈsɪmpəθi] noun 1) [U] a feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing problems It s his own fault, so he ll get no sympathy from me.[/ex] We all have great sympathy for the victims of the flood.[/ex] 2)… …
23sympathy — /ˈsɪmpəθi / (say simpuhthee) noun (plural sympathies) 1. community of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another. 2. the community of feeling naturally existing between persons of like tastes… …
24sympathy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a the state of being simultaneously affected with the same feeling as another. b the capacity for this. 2 (often foll. by with) a the act of sharing or tendency to share (with a person etc.) in an emotion or sensation or condition… …
25sympathy — noun (plural thies) Etymology: Latin sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathēs having common feelings, sympathetic, from syn + pathos feelings, emotion, experience more at pathos Date: 1579 1. a. an affinity, association, or relationship… …
26sympathy — noun 1) he shows sympathy for the poor Syn: compassion, caring, concern, solicitude, empathy; commiseration, pity, condolence, comfort, solace, support, encouragement; consideration, kindness Ant …
27sympathy — noun (plural sympathies) 1》 feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else s misfortune. ↘(one s sympathies) condolences. 2》 understanding between people; common feeling. ↘a favourable attitude. ↘(in sympathy) relating harmoniously to… …
28sympathy — noun /ˈsɪmpəθi/ a) A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion. Sympathy likened anything to anything else in universal attraction, e.g. the fate of men to the course of the planets. b) The ability to share… …
29sympathy — The ability to share in another person s feelings and concerns, with the accompanying delight in their joys and grief at their sorrows. Sympathy is supposed by Hume to be the basis of a more impartial concern for human well being, and is a… …
30sympathy — See empathy. See empathy, sympathy …
