sympathy
11sympathy — [sim′pə thē] n. pl. sympathies [L sympathia < Gr sympatheia < syn , together + pathos, feeling: see PATHOS] 1. sameness of feeling; affinity between persons or of one person for another 2. Now Rare agreement in qualities; harmony; accord 3 …
12sympathy — n. 1) to arouse, stir up sympathy for 2) to capture; command sympathy 3) to express; feel, have sympathy for 4) to display, show sympathy for 5) to lavish sympathy on 6) to accept smb. s sympathy 7) deep, deepest, great, heartfelt, profound,… …
13sympathy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, genuine, great, heartfelt, real, strong ▪ little, scant (esp. BrE) …
14sympathy — noun (U) 1 the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation and understanding how they feel: He wants your sympathy so he s pretending to be sick. | have/feel sympathy for sb: I ve a lot of sympathy for her; she brought up the… …
15sympathy — sym|pa|thy [ˈsımpəθi] n plural sympathies [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathes sharing feelings, sympathetic , from syn ( SYN ) + pathos feelings ] 1.) [plural,U] the feeling of being sorry for… …
16sympathy */*/ — UK [ˈsɪmpəθɪ] / US noun Word forms sympathy : singular sympathy plural sympathies 1) [uncountable] a natural feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing something very unpleasant The film describes, with… …
17sympathy — sym|pa|thy [ sımpəθi ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a natural feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing something very unpleasant: The movie describes, with considerable sympathy, the problems faced by economic… …
18sympathy — [[t]sɪ̱mpəθi[/t]] ♦♦♦ sympathies 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for them, and show this in the way you behave towards them. We expressed our sympathy for her loss... I have had …
19sympathy — /sim peuh thee/, n., pl. sympathies, adj. n. 1. harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another. 2. the harmony of feeling naturally existing between persons of like tastes or opinion or …
20sympathy — 01. Her boss didn t show much [sympathy] when she tried to explain why she hadn t finished the work on time. 02. Everyone talks to her about their problems because she is such a [sympathetic] listener. 03. Euripides suggested that man s best… …
