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Empathetic
Showing the ability to understand and share the feelings of others; compassionate and considerate.
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Imagine This
Imagine a counselor who sits beside a student, listening attentively, nodding, and gently paraphrasing what the student feels, so the student feels truly understood.
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Sounds Like
em-puh-THET-ik
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Looks Like
empathic (variant spelling); contains 'path' meaning feeling
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Remember This
Empathetic relates to empathy; it describes the quality of understanding others' emotions, not merely pity. It is related to sympathy but emphasizes shared understanding.
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Other Forms
empathynoun
empathizeverb
empathicadjective
empathicallyadverb
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Connect With
empathy, sympathy, compassion, understanding, sensitivity
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Note
Often describes a person or their response. Note the variant spelling 'empathic' and the related verb 'empathize'.
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Examples
- Her empathetic listening helped the patient feel heard and supported.
- The teacher's empathetic approach made the anxious student more comfortable asking for help.
Synonyms
sympatheticcompassionateunderstandingsensitiveperceptive
Antonyms
apatheticindifferentcallous
Etymology
From German Einfühlung (feeling into), borrowed into English as empathy; the concept is linked to the Greek root path- meaning 'feeling'.
Mnemonic
EMPATHETIC: Embrace PATHOS of others.
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adjectiveLacking any obvious plan or method; done or organized in a random, haphazard way.
Philanthropy
nounThe love of humanity and the desire to promote the welfare of others, usually expressed through charitable acts or donations.
Profundity
nounThe depth of thought, feeling, or significance; the quality of being deeply insightful or meaningful.
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Empathy
nounThe ability to understand and share the feelings of another person; the capacity to place oneself in someone else's emotional experience.
Abstruse
adjectiveDifficult to understand; obscure or highly complex.
Accidental
adjectiveHappening by chance or without deliberate planning; not intended. In music, it is also a noun for a symbol that temporarily alters a pitch.
Acerbic
adjectiveSharp or biting in tone or taste; caustic or mordant in manner.
Acquiescent
adjectiveReady to agree or approve without protest; compliant.
Adamant
adjectiveRigid in opinion or purpose; not willing to change one's mind or position.
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