sympathy

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• /ˈsɪm.pəθ.i/
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• CMU ARPABET: S IH1 M P AH0 TH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Borrowed from Middle French sympathie, from Late Latin sympathīa (“feeling in common”), from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (sŭmpắtheiă, “fellow feeling”), from σῠμπᾰθής (sŭmpăthḗs, “affected by like feelings; exerting mutual influence, interacting”) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, “-y”, nominal suffix). Equivalent to sym- (“acting or considered together”) + -pathy (“feeling”).

126 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَعَاطُف (taʕāṭuf) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Arabic: عَطْف (ʕaṭf) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Arabic: حُنُو (ḥunū) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Armenian: համակրանք (hamakrankʻ) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Bulgarian: съчувствие (sǎčuvstvie) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Bulgarian: състрадание (sǎstradanie) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Catalan: compassió — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Chinese Mandarin: 同情 (tóngqíng) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Chinese Mandarin: 同感 (tónggǎn) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Czech: soustrast — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Czech: soucit — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Danish: medfølelse — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Danish: deltagelse — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Danish: sympati — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Dutch: medelijden — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Dutch: sympathie — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Esperanto: kunsento — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Faroese: samkensla — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Finnish: myötätunto — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Finnish: osanotto — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Finnish: sympatia — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• French: compassion — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• French: sympathie — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• French: condoléance — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• German: Mitleid — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• German: Mitgefühl — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Greek: συμπάθεια (sympátheia) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Ancient Greek: συμπάθεια (sumpátheia) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Hebrew: אהדה (Ahada) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Hindi: सहानुभूति (sahānubhūti) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Hindi: संवेदना (samvednā) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Hungarian: [1-2] együttérzés — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Hungarian: részvét — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Hungarian: [4] rokonszenv — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Icelandic: samúð — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Icelandic: samhygð — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Ido: simpatio — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Ido: kompato — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Indonesian: simpati — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Interlingua: compassion — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Italian: compassione — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Japanese: 同情 (dōjō) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Latin: compassio — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Malay: timbang rasa — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Malayalam: സഹതാപം (sahatāpaṁ) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Manx: co-ennaghtyn — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Manx: erreeish — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Manx: co-choe — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Māori: pukuaroha — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Norwegian Bokmål: sympati — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Norwegian Bokmål: medfølelse — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Norwegian Bokmål: medlidenhet — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sympati — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Norwegian Nynorsk: medkjensle — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Norwegian Nynorsk: medynk — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Old English: efnþrōwung — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Plautdietsch: Metfeelen — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Polish: współczucie — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Portuguese: compaixão — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Romanian: compasiune — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Romanian: compătimire — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Romanian: simpatie — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Russian: сочу́вствие (sočúvstvije) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Russian: сострада́ние (sostradánije) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Sanskrit: दया (dayā) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Serbo-Croatian: саосећај — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Serbo-Croatian: суосјећај — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Serbo-Croatian: saosećaj — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Serbo-Croatian: suosjećaj — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Spanish: compasión — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Swahili: juruma — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Swedish: sympati — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Swedish: deltagande — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Swedish: medkänsla — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Tagalog: simpatya — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Tagalog: awa — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Turkish: sempati — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Ukrainian: співчуття́ (spivčuttjá) — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Vietnamese: thương cảm — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Welsh: cydymdeimlad — feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion
• Albanian: keqardhje — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Bulgarian: симпатия (simpatija) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Catalan: empatia — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Chinese Mandarin: 同情心 (tóngqíngxīn) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Chinese Mandarin: 同理心 (tónglǐxīn) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Czech: empatie — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Esperanto: simpatio — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Finnish: myötäeläminen — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Finnish: empatia — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• French: sympathie — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• French: empathie — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• German: Empathie — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• German: Mitgefühl — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• German: Einfühlungsvermögen — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Greek: συμπάθεια (sympátheia) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Ancient Greek: συμπάθεια (sumpátheia) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Hindi: सहानुभूति (sahānubhūti) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Hindi: संवेदना (samvednā) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Hungarian: együttérzés — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Ido: empatio — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Indonesian: empati — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Interlingua: sympathia — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Italian: empatia — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Japanese: 共感 (kyōkan) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Japanese: 共鳴 (kyōmē) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Japanese: 交感 (kōkan) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Malayalam: അനുകമ്പ (anukampa) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Manx: co-ennaghtyn — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Portuguese: empatia — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Romanian: empatie — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Russian: сочу́вствие (sočúvstvije) — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Spanish: empatía — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Swedish: empati — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Vietnamese: thông cảm — ability to share the feelings of another; empathy
• Bulgarian: взаимно разбиране (vzaimno razbirane) — mutual relationship
• Catalan: simpatia — mutual relationship
• French: sympathie — mutual relationship
• German: Sympathie — mutual relationship
• Hungarian: rokonszenv — mutual relationship
• Ido: afineso — mutual relationship
• Irish: bá — mutual relationship
• Irish: dáimh — mutual relationship
• Polish: sympatia — mutual relationship
• Portuguese: afinidade — mutual relationship
• Russian: симпа́тия (simpátija) — mutual relationship
• Spanish: afinidad — mutual relationship