Sympathy is a feeling of sincere concern for someone who is experiencing something difficult or painful. Empathy involves actively sharing in the person’s emotional experience. Sympathy …

SYMPATHY definition: 1. (an expression of) understanding and care for someone else's suffering: 2. to express your…. Learn more.

SYMPATHY definition: the act or state of feeling sorrow or compassion for another. See examples of sympathy used in a sentence.

Sympathy is a feeling of pity or sense of compassion — it's when you feel bad for someone else who's going through something hard. The ability to feel sympathy for others is a great part of …

[uncountable, countable, usually plural] the feeling of being sorry for somebody; showing that you understand and care about somebody’s problems. I have no sympathy for Jan—it's all her own …

If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for them, and show this in the way you behave towards them. We expressed our sympathy for her loss. I have had …

empathy, sympathy - 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.

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Definition of sympathy. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

SYMPATHY meaning: 1 : the feeling that you care about and are sorry about someone else's trouble, grief, misfortune, etc. a sympathetic feeling often + for often + for; 2 : a feeling of …