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Meaning of sympathy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sympathy

Pronunciation:/ˈsɪmpəθi/

noun

Definitions

  1. A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion.

  2. The ability to share the feelings of another.

  3. A mutual relationship between people or things such that they are correspondingly affected by any condition.

  4. Tendency towards or approval of the aims of a movement.

    Example: Many people in Hollywood were blacklisted merely because they were suspected of Communist sympathies.