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- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes.
The play didn't interest him as he could not feel empathy with characters having such great wealth and high social status. |
| definition 2: |
the attribution of one's personal feelings or attitudes to an external object.
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| related words: |
compassion, condolence, understanding |
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| derivations: |
empathetic (adj.), empathic (adj.), empathically (adv.) |
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