empathy

US /ˈɛmpəθi/

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UK /ˈempəθi/

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noun

  • Understanding how other people feel/suffer

other

  • The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
  • The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, especially when those feelings are negative or painful
  • The experience of understanding another person's condition from their perspective. You place yourself in their shoes and feel what they are feeling.