Empathy

noun

/ˈɛmpəθi/

Word Frequency: 3.7

Definitions

1.nounIdentification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.

"She had a lot of empathy for her neighbor; she knew what it was like to lose a parent too."

2.nounCapacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.

3.nounA paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions.

4.nounMDMA.

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