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empathy
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empathy
(noun)
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empathy
/
ˈ
ɛmpəθi/
noun
empathy
/
ˈ
ɛmpəθi/
noun
Learner's definition of EMPATHY
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noncount
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:
the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions
He felt great
empathy
with/for/toward the poor.
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the ability to share someone else's feelings
His months spent researching prison life gave him greater
empathy
towards/for convicts.
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