sympathy

sym·pa·thy  (smp-th)

n. pl. sym·pa·thies

1.

a. A relationship or an affinity between people or things in which whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other.

b. Mutual understanding or affection arising from this relationship or affinity.

2.

a. The act or power of sharing the feelings of another.

b. A feeling or an expression of pity or sorrow for the distress of another; compassion or commiseration. Often used in the plural. See Synonyms at pity.

3. Harmonious agreement; accord: He is in sympathy with their beliefs.

4. A feeling of loyalty; allegiance. Often used in the plural: His sympathies lie with his family.

5. Physiology A relation between parts or organs by which a disease or disorder in one induces an effect in the other.

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[Latin sympatha, from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpaths, affected by like feelings : sun-, syn- + pathos, emotion; see k^went(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

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sympathy

Noun

pl -thies

1. (often foll. by for)understanding of other people's problems; compassion

2. sympathy with agreement with someone's feelings or interests: we have every sympathy with how she felt

3. (often pl) feelings of loyalty or support for an idea or a cause: was this where her sympathies lay?

4. mutual affection or understanding between two people or a person and an animal [Greek sympatheia]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sympathy - 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" understanding inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
	2.	sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) fellow feeling feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" kind-heartedness, kindheartedness - sympathy arising from a kind heart compassion, compassionateness - a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering commiseration, pity, pathos, ruth - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" compatibility - a feeling of sympathetic understanding empathy - understanding and entering into another's feelings
	3.	sympathy - a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympathy" kinship, affinity - a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" mutual affection, mutual understanding - sympathy of each person for the other

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sympathy

noun 1. compassion, understanding, pity, empathy, tenderness, condolence(s), thoughtfulness, commiseration, aroha N.Z. << OPPOSITE indifference

noun 2. affinity, agreement, rapport, union, harmony, warmth, correspondence, fellow feeling, congeniality << OPPOSITE opposition

Translations

sympathy [ˈsɪmpəθɪ] n (= pity) → compasión f (= understanding); comprensión f;

a letter of sympathy → un pésame;

with our deepest sympathy → nuestro más sentido pésame

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sympathy [ˈsɪmpəθɪ] n (= pity) → compassion f;

sympathies npl (= support) → soutien m;

in sympathy with → en accord avec; [strike] → en or par solidarité avec;

with our deepest sympathy → en vous priant d'accepter nos sincères condoléances

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sympathy [ˈsɪmpəθɪ] n → Mitgefühl nt;

sympathies npl (support, tendencies) → Sympathien pl;

with our deepest sympathy → mit aufrichtigem or herzlichem Beileid;

to come out in sympathy (workers) → in einen Sympathiestreik treten

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sympathy [ˈsɪmpəθɪ] n → compassione f;

in sympathy with → d'accordo con; [strike] → per solidarietà con;

with our deepest sympathy → con le nostre più sincere condoglianze

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sympathy

n sympathy [ˈsimpəði]

1 a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy. simpatie عَطْف съчувствие soustrast sympati; medfølelse die Anteilnahme συμπόνια, οίκτος compasión, lástima kaastunne دلسوزي myötätunto sympathie הִשתַתפוּת בְּצַעַר सहानुभूति sućut részvét simpati samúð comprensione condoglianze 同情 동정, 가엾게 여김 užuojauta līdzjūtība simpati medeleven medfølelse, deltakelse, sympati współczucie pêsames compasiune сочувствие, сострадание sústrasť sočustvovanje saosećanje medkänsla, medlidande ความเห็นใจ sempati, duygularını paylaşma 同情 співчуття, жалість ہمدردی sự đồng cảm, sự thương cảm 同情

2 the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers? simpatie, meegevoel تَعاطُف مَع съгласие sympatie, souhlas sympati; forståelse die Übereinstimmung σύμπνοια, αλληλεγγύη afinidad; comprensión; acuerdo (estar de acuerdo con alguien) mõistmine, poolehoid توافق ymmärtämys (en) sympathie רֶגֶש אַהֲדָה मेल suosjećanje, razumijevanje együttérzés simpati samkennd simpatia; solidarietà 共感 공감, 동감 simpatija, pritarimas sapratne; solidaritāte simpati sympathie forståelse, velvillig innstilling zrozumienie simpatia simpatie симпатия sympatia, súhlas, pochopenie naklonjenost saosećanje sympati, förståelse ความมีใจเหมือนกัน sempati, anlayış 贊同 співчуття; симпатія ہم خیالی sự đồng cảm, sự đồng tình 赞同

adj sympaˈthetic [-ˈθetik]

(negativeunsympathetic) showing or feeling sympathy She was very sympathetic when I failed my exam; a sympathetic smile. simpatiek مُتَعاطِف състрадателен soucitný; milý medfølende mitfühlend που δείχνει κατανόηση compasivo; comprensivo osavõtlik دلسوز myötätuntoinen compatissant; de sympathie מֵבִין सहानुभूतिशील, अनुकूल, सहृदय, अनुकंपी, सहानुवर्ती, अनुनादि, करूण, कारूणिक, अदृश्‍य गुप्त, अनुसंवेदित suosjećajan, samilostan együttérző simpatik samúðarfullur, skilningsríkur comprensivo 思いやりのある 동정적인; ...에 호의적인 užjaučiantis, simpatizuojantis, simpatiškas līdzjūtīgs; saprotošs bersimpati medelevend forståelsesfull, medfølende współczujący, wyrozumiały solidário înţelegător; de simpatie сочувственный súcitný; prívetivý sočuten saosećajan full av medkänsla (förståelse) เห็นอกเห็นใจ anlayış gösteren, sempatik 有同情心的 сповнений співчуття ہمدرد thông cảm, đồng cảm 有同情心的

adv sympaˈthetically

simpatiek تَعاطُفِيّا съчуствено soucitně; sympaticky sympatisk mitfühlend με κατανόηση con compasión; con comprensión osavõtlikult دلسوزانه myötätuntoisesti sympathiquement בְּאַהֲדָה सहानुभूतिपूर्वक, हमदर्द से suosjećajno együttérzően secara simpatik með samúð con comprensione 同情して 동정적으로 su užuojauta līdzjūtīgi; ar sapratni bersimpati medelevend forståelsesfullt, medfølende współczująco solidariamente (în mod) simpatic, cu simpatie сочувственно súcitne; sympaticky sočutno saosećajno förstående, välvilligt อย่างเห็นอกเห็นใจ sempatiyle 同情地 зі співчуттям ہمدردی کے ساتھ thông cảm, đồng cảm 同情地

v sympathize, ˈsympathise

to show or feel sympathy to I find it difficult to sympathize with him when he complains so much. simpatiseer يَتَعاطَف съчуствам mít soucit; sympatizovat sympatisere übereinstimmen δέιχνω συμπόνια ή κατανόηση simpatizar kaasa tundma دلسوزي كردن olla myötämielinen sympathiser לְגָלוֹת אַהֲדָה समर्थक, हमदर्द suosjećati s kim, imati razumijevanja együttérez bersimpati sÿna samúð/samkennd; finna til samúðar/samkenndar (andare d'accordo) 共感する 동정하다; 동감［공명］하다 užjausti just līdz bersimpati sympathiseren vise forståelse for, ha medfølelse współczuć simpatizar a sim­pa­tiza сочувствовать mať súcit; sympatizovať sočustvovati saosećati sympatisera, hysa medkänsla เห็นใจ sempati duymak, anlayışla karşılamak 同情 співчувати; симпатизувати اظہار ہمدردی کرنا thông cảm, đồng cảm 同情