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Meaning of sympathy in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈsɪmpəθi/

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  1. 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. 2. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
  3. 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 »

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