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

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

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

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.simpatieعَطْفсъчувствиеsoustrastsympati; medfølelsedie Anteilnahmeσυμπόνια, οίκτοςcompasión, lástimakaastunneدلسوزيmyötätuntosympathieהִשתַתפוּת בְּצַעַרसहानुभूतिsućutrészvétsimpatisamúðcomprensione condoglianze同情동정, 가엾게 여김užuojautalīdzjūtībasimpatimedelevenmedfølelse, deltakelse, sympatiwspółczuciepêsamescompasiuneсочувствие, состраданиеsústrasťsočustvovanjesaosećanjemedkänsla, medlidandeความเห็นใจsempati, duygularını paylaşma同情співчуття, жалістьہمدردیsự 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, meegevoelتَعاطُف مَعсъгласиеsympatie, souhlassympati; forståelsedie Übereinstimmungσύμπνοια, αλληλεγγύηafinidad; comprensión; acuerdo (de acuerdo con estar alguien)mõistmine, poolehoidتوافقymmärtämys(en) sympathieרֶגֶש אַהֲדָהमेलsuosjećanje, razumijevanjeegyüttérzéssimpatisamkenndsimpatia; solidarietà共感공감, 동감simpatija, pritarimassapratne; solidaritātesimpatisympathieforståelse, velvillig innstillingzrozumieniesimpatiasimpatieсимпатияsympatia, súhlas, pochopenienaklonjenostsaosećanjesympati, förståelseความมีใจเหมือนกันsempati, anlayış贊同співчуття; симпатіяہم خیالیsự đồng cảm, sự đồng tình赞同

adj ˌsympaˈthetic [-ˈθetik]

(negative unsympathetic) showing or feeling sympathy She was very sympathetic when I failed my exam; a sympathetic smile.simpatiekمُتَعاطِفсъстрадателенsoucitný; milýmedfølendemitfühlendπου δείχνει κατανόησηcompasivo; comprensivoosavõtlikدلسوزmyötätuntoinencompatissant; de sympathieמֵבִיןसहानुभूतिशील, अनुकूल, सहृदय, अनुकंपी, सहानुवर्ती, अनुनादि, करूण, कारूणिक, अदृश्‍य गुप्त, अनुसंवेदितsuosjećajan, samilostanegyüttérzősimpatiksamúðarfullur, skilningsríkurcomprensivo思いやりのある동정적인; ...에 호의적인užjaučiantis, simpatizuojantis, simpatiškaslīdzjūtīgs; saprotošsbersimpatimedelevendforståelsesfull, medfølendewspółczujący, wyrozumiałysolidárioînţelegător; de simpatieсочувственныйsúcitný; prívetivýsočutensaosećajanfull av medkänsla (förståelse)เห็นอกเห็นใจanlayış gösteren, sempatik有同情心的сповнений співчуттяہمدردthông cảm, đồng cảm有同情心的

adv sympaˈthetically

simpatiekتَعاطُفِيّاсъчуственоsoucitně; sympatickysympatiskmitfühlendμε κατανόησηcon compasión; con comprensiónosavõtlikultدلسوزانهmyötätuntoisestisympathiquementבְּאַהֲדָהसहानुभूतिपूर्वक, हमदर्द सेsuosjećajnoegyüttérzőensecara simpatikmeð samúðcon comprensione同情して동정적으로su užuojautalīdzjūtīgi; ar sapratnibersimpatimedelevendforståelsesfullt, medfølendewspółczującosolidariamente(în mod) simpatic, cu simpatieсочувственноsúcitne; sympatickysočutnosaosećajnoförstående, välvilligtอย่างเห็นอกเห็นใจsempatiyle同情地зі співчуттямہمدردی کے ساتھthông cảm, đồng cảm同情地

v ˈsympathize, *ˈsympathise

to show or feel sympathy to I find it difficult to sympathize with him when he complains so much.simpatiseerيَتَعاطَفсъчуствамmít soucit; sympatizovatsympatisereübereinstimmenδέιχνω συμπόνια ή κατανόησηsimpatizarkaasa tundmaدلسوزي كردنolla myötämielinensympathiserלְגָלוֹת אַהֲדָהसमर्थक, हमदर्दsuosjećati s kim, imati razumijevanjaegyüttérezbersimpatisÿna samúð/samkennd; finna til samúðar/samkenndar(andare d'accordo)共感する동정하다; 동감［공명］하다užjaustijust līdzbersimpatisympathiserenvise forståelse for, ha medfølelsewspółczućsimpatizara sim­pa­tizaсочувствоватьmať súcit; sympatizovaťsočustvovatisaosećatisympatisera, hysa medkänslaเห็นใจsempati duymak, anlayışla karşılamak同情співчувати; симпатизуватиاظہار ہمدردی کرناthông cảm, đồng cảm同情