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Sympathy
01
feelings of care and understanding toward other people's emotions, especially sadness or suffering
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Examples
She expressed sympathy for her friend who had lost a loved one.
02
a supportive or favorable attitude towards an opinion, goal, or viewpoint, indicating agreement or understanding
Examples
I have some sympathy for this view, as it aligns with my own beliefs.
03
a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
Lexical Tree
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