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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSympathy
/ˈsɪm.pə.θi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The feeling of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
"She expressed her sympathy for the victims of the disaster." - 2
A mutual understanding or agreement between people.
"There was a deep sympathy between the two friends that made their bond unbreakable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin sympatheia, stemming from the Greek sympatheia, meaning 'community of feeling' or 'fellow-feeling', composed of syn- ('together') and pathos ('feeling, suffering'). Entering English in the late 16th century, it initially denoted a mutual affinity or correspondence between things before shifting to human emotional identification.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sympathy" is said worldwide
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sympathie
Transliteration: sɛ̃.pa.ti
"Elle a exprimé sa sympathie pour les victimes de la catastrophe."
Mitgefühl
Transliteration: mɪt.ɡəˈfyːl
"Sie zeigte ihr Mitgefühl für die Opfer der Katastrophe."
simpatia
Transliteration: sim.paˈti.a
"Ha espresso la sua simpatia per le vittime del disastro."
simpatía
Transliteration: sim.paˈti.a
"Ella expresó su simpatía por las víctimas del desastre."
simpatia
Transliteration: sĩ.paˈti.a
"Ela expressou sua simpatia pelas vítimas do desastre."
सहानुभूति
Transliteration: sahanubhūti
"उसने आपदा के पीड़ितों के प्रति अपनी सहानुभूति व्यक्त की।"
同情
Transliteration: tóngqíng
"她对灾难受害者表示了同情。"
동정
Transliteration: dongjeong
"그녀는 재난 피해자에 대한 동정을 표명했다."
同情
Transliteration: dōjō
"彼女は災害の被害者に同情を示した。"
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