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English noun: sympathy | |||
| 1. | sympathy (cognition) an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion | ||
| Samples | His sympathies were always with the underdog. I knew I could count on his understanding. | ||
| Synonyms | understanding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
| 2. | sympathy (feeling) sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) | ||
| Synonyms | fellow feeling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commiseration, compassion, compassionateness, compatibility, concern, empathy, kind-heartedness, kindheartedness, pathos, pity, ruth | ||
| 3. | sympathy a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other | ||
| Samples | The two of them were in close sympathy. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affinity, kinship | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mutual affection, mutual understanding | ||
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