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empathy
em·pa·thy
[
émpəthee
]
noun
Definition:
1.
understanding of another's feelings:
the ability to identify with and understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties
2.
attribution of feelings to an object:
the transfer of somebody's own feelings and emotions to an object such as a painting
[
Early 20th century. < Greek
empatheia
"affection, passion"
]
em·pa·thet·ic
[
èmpə théttik
]
adjective
em·pa·thet·i·cal·ly
adverb
em·path·ic
[
em páthik
]
adjective
em·path·i·cal·ly
adverb
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em·pa·thet·ic [ èmpə théttik ] adjectiveem·pa·thet·i·cal·ly adverbem·path·ic [ em páthik ] adjectiveem·path·i·cal·ly adverb
