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sympathy
a feeling of care or sorrow for someone else's misfortune
Synonyms
- compassion
- empathy
- condolence
Antonyms
- indifference
- callousness
sympathy in a sentence
Neighbors brought meals to the family out of sympathy after the fire.
When her project was ruined by the storm, classmates offered quiet sympathy instead of the teasing she had expected.
Where it comes from
From Greek syn- 'together' + pathos 'feeling'
Memory hook
SYM (together) + PATHY (feeling) — feeling together with someone.
Word parts
- syl/sym/syn — alongside, same, together
sympathy: sym- (together) + path (feeling) - path — feeling
sympathy: sym- (together) + path (feeling)
Read it in context
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