sympathy
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(noun) an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding" |
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Synonyms: understanding |
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Related Words: disposition, inclination, tendency |
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(noun) sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) |
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Synonyms: fellow feeling |
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Related Words: commiseration, compassion, compassionateness, compatibility, concern, empathy, feeling, kindheartedness, pathos, pity, rapport, ruth |
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(noun) a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympathy" |
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Related Words: affinity, kinship, mutual affection, mutual understanding |
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