empathy

em·pa·thy  (mp-th)

n.

1. Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives. See Synonyms at pity.

2. The attribution of one's own feelings to an object.

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[en- + -pathy (translation of German Einfühlung).]

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empathy [ˈɛmpəθɪ]

n

1. the power of understanding and imaginatively entering into another person's feelings See also identification [3b]

2. the attribution to an object, such as a work of art, of one's own emotional or intellectual feelings about it

[from Greek empatheia affection, passion, intended as a rendering of German Einfühlung, literally: a feeling in; see en-², -pathy]

empathist  n

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empathy

the power of entering into another’s personality and imaginatively experiencing his feelings. — empathie, adj.

See also: Understanding

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empathy, sympathy - Empathy denotes a deep emotional understanding of another's feelings or problems, while sympathy is more general and can apply to small annoyances or setbacks.

See also related terms for problems.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

empathy - understanding and entering into another's feelings fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

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empathy

noun

empathy with understanding of, feeling for, appreciation of, compassion for, rapport with, commiseration for the king's empathy with the suffering of his people

Translations

empathy [ˈempəθɪ] N → identificación f, empatía f
to feel empathy with sb → identificarse con algn

empathy [ˈɛmpəθi] n → empathie f
to feel empathy with sb → comprendre ce que ressent qn

empathy

n → Einfühlungsvermögen nt, → Empathie f

empathy [ˈɛmpəθɪ] n → immedesimazione f
to feel empathy with sb → immedesimarsi nei sentimenti di qn