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Meaning of sympathy in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪmpəθi/
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Noun
sympathy
Etymology
late 16th century (in sympathy (sense 3)): via Latin from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpathēs, from sun-‘with’ + pathos‘feeling’
Definitions
1.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
Examples
« his sympathies were always with the underdog »
« I knew I could count on his understanding »
2.
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
3.
a relation of affinity or harmony between people
Examples
« whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other »
« the two of them were in close sympathy »