empathy

empathy
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. understanding, comprehension. See pity, friend.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. vicarious emotion, insight, understanding, compassion; see pity 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n.
[EM puh thee]
understanding or sharing of another's feelings, thoughts, etc.
As a basketball official, I have a certain amount ofempathy for baseball umpires.
SYN.: understanding, sympathy, accord, comprehension, rapport, communion, affinity, fellow feeling.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Sympathetic, sad concern for someone in misfortune: commiseration, compassion, condolence, pity, sympathy. See PITY. 2. A very close understanding between persons: sympathy. See CONNECT, LOVE, UNDERSTAND.

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