empathy

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/ˈɛmpəθi/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

deep, great, real | total

VERB + EMPATHY

feel, have | demonstrate, show | develop, establish

PREP

~ between

There was a strong empathy between the two teachers who had both experienced similar struggles in their lives.

~ for

After hearing about her difficult childhood, I developed empathy for why she struggled with trust.

~ with

The teacher's empathy with struggling students helped them feel understood and supported.

PHRASES

a feeling of empathy, a lack of empathy

Definitions

noun

Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.

She had a lot of empathy for her neighbor; she knew what it was like to lose a parent too.

Like your body's in the room but you're not really there / Like you have empathy inside but you don't really care / Like you're fresh outta love but it's been in the air / Am I past repair?

The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.

A paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions.

MDMA.

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Example Bank

She had a lot of empathy for her neighbor; she knew what it was like to lose a parent too.

Wiktionary

Like your body's in the room but you're not really there / Like you have empathy inside but you don't really care / Like you're fresh outta love but it's been in the air / Am I past repair?

Wiktionary

While Musk said he believes in empathy and that “you should care about other people,” he also thinks it’s destroying society.

Wiktionary

Nothing is more important than empathy.

Tatoeba · #1335523

Tom lacks empathy.

Tatoeba · #1520741

Empathy is not the same as sympathy.

Tatoeba · #3235926

Usage Notes

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