sympathy
🇺🇸
/ˈsɪmpəθi/
🇬🇧
/ˈsɪmpəθi/
noun
B2
feeling sorry for someone's problems and caring about them
She showed sympathy for her friend who lost her job.
R
showing support for an idea or cause
Workers stopped work in sympathy with the protest.
R
friendship and understanding between people who think alike
There was no sympathy between the old teacher and the young students.
translation
feeling sorry for someone's problems and caring about them; showing support for an idea or cause; friendship and understanding between people who think alike
Word Forms
Plural
sympathies