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   sympathy

   /ˈsɪmpəθi/

   noun

   • 1. feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune: "they had great sympathy for the flood victims" Similar commiserationpitycondolenceconsolationcomfortsolacesupportencouragementcompassioncaringconcernsolicitudesolicitousnessempathyconsiderationkindnesskind-heartednesstender-heartednesstendernesswarmthwarm-heartednessOpposite indifference
   • ▪ the formal expression of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune: "all Tony's friends joined in sending their sympathies to his widow Jean"
   • 2. understanding between people; common feeling: "the special sympathy between the two boys was obvious to all" Similar rapportfellow feelingaffinityempathyharmonyaccordcompatibilityclosenessfriendshipfellowshiptogethernesscamaraderiecommunionOpposite hostility
   • ▪ support in the form of shared feelings or opinions: "his sympathies lay with his constituents" Similar agreementharmonyfavourapprovalapprobationsupportencouragementgoodwillcommendationpartialityassociationalignmentaffiliationOpposite disapproval
   • ▪ agreement with or approval of an opinion or aim; a favourable attitude: "I have some sympathy for this view"
   • ▪ relating harmoniously to something else; in keeping: "repairs had to be in sympathy with the original structure"
   • 3. the state or fact of responding in a way similar or corresponding to an action elsewhere: "the magnetic field oscillates in sympathy"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in sympathy (sense 3)): via Latin from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpathēs, from sun- ‘with’ + pathos ‘feeling’.

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