empathy

/ˈɛm.pə.θi/

nounem · pa · thy

Think: **EM**otions + **PA**use + **THY** (your) heart — empathy is feeling with someone.

Yes, it's empathy. Remember the middle is **-path-** (like *sympathy*): **em + path + y**.

Definitions

  1. nounthe ability to understand and share another person’s feelings
  2. nounthe act of imagining what someone else is experiencing and responding with care

Examples

  • Her empathy helped her comfort a friend who was nervous about the test.
  • Good leaders listen with empathy before making decisions.
  • Reading novels can build empathy by showing life from different points of view.

Synonyms

compassionunderstandingsensitivitykindnessfellow feeling

Antonyms

apathyindifference

Translations

ES empatíaPT empatiaFR empathie

Common misspellings

emphatyemphathyempatyempathieempathyh

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