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| sym·pa·thy [ símpəthee ] (plural sym·pa·thies) |
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1. capacity to share feelings: the ability to enter into, understand, or share somebody else's feelings
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2. feelings caused by sympathy: the feelings of somebody who enters into or shares another's feelings
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3. sorrow for another's pain: the feeling or expression of pity or sorrow for the pain or distress of somebody else
  We extended our sympathies to the widow.
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4. inclination to feel alike: the inclination to think or feel the same as somebody else
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5. agreement: agreement or harmony with something or somebody else
a plan in sympathy with our wishes
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6. allegiance or loyalty: allegiance or loyalty to a group or cause
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often used in the plural
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nationalist sympathies
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| [Late 16th century. Via Latin sympathia< Greek sumpatheia< sumpathēs "feeling with" < pathos "feeling"] |
