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empathy
[em-puh-thee]
noun
the psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the emotions, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
She put an arm around her friend’s shoulders and stood by her in silent empathy.
the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself.
By means of empathy, a great painting becomes a mirror of the self.
empathy
/ ˈɛəθɪ /
noun
the power of understanding and imaginatively entering into another person's feelings See also identification
the attribution to an object, such as a work of art, of one's own emotional or intellectual feelings about it
empathy
Identifying oneself completely with an object or person, sometimes even to the point of responding physically, as when, watching a baseball player swing at a pitch, one feels one's own muscles flex.
Other Word Forms
- ˈ貹ٳ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of empathy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In a Thursday interview with the New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast, Newsom expressed “deep empathy” for immigrants who had been living in California for decades and were contributing to society.
After the Christchurch tragedies, twin shootings that took 51 lives, she showed the most heartfelt empathy, then knuckled down and got assault weapons off the streets.
The irony is, animation is a medium of empathy.
“These are sensitive, complicated issues that I truly don’t have the answers or solutions to, but I believe it starts with empathy and respect,” Biles wrote.
If they have a face turn towards the good, they get rewritten as people who have empathy — not narcissists at all, just people with high but non-disordered levels of self-centeredness.
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When To Use
Empathy is the ability or practice of imagining or trying to deeply understand what someone else is feeling or what it’s like to be in their situation.Empathy is often described as the ability to feel what others are feeling as if you are feeling it yourself. To feel empathy for someone is to empathize. People who do this are described as empathetic.Some people use the word empathy interchangeably or in overlapping ways with the word sympathy, which generally means the sharing of emotions with someone else, especially sadness. However, others distinguish the two terms by emphasizing the importance of having empathy for others (feeling their pain) as opposed to having sympathy for them (feeling sorry for them).Example: Having faced many of the same challenges, Nyala has empathy for immigrants and what it feels like to go through those challenges.
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