April 17, 2026
empathy
/ˈɛmpəθi/noun
The ability to understand and share what another person is feeling or thinking.
Example sentences
- “Having been unemployed himself, he felt real empathy for the job seekers he counseled.”
- “Reading novels may help children develop empathy for people unlike themselves.”
Distinguish it from 'sympathy': empathy shares the feeling from inside, sympathy observes it with compassion from outside.