sympathy

Definitions

Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Understanding between people; common feeling or agreement.

The ability to share the feelings or experiences of another.

Examples

I felt a deep sense of sympathy for the family after hearing the tragic news.

She offered her sympathy to her colleague who was going through a difficult divorce.

The politician's speech was designed to win the sympathy of the working class.

Synonyms

compassion empathy pity understanding commiseration concern kindness

Antonyms

apathy indifference insensitivity callousness detachment coldness disregard