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sympathy

/ˈsɪmpəθi/

Meanings
noun
A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion.

Examples :

"Seeing her friend crying after failing the test, Sarah felt a lot of sympathy for her. "
emotion human attitude moral character philosophy mind

Related Words

Illustration condition

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

Illustration sympathies

sympathies noun

/ˈsɪmpəθiz/

A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion.

"After hearing about her accident, everyone sent Maria their sympathies and wished her a speedy recovery. "

Illustration classmate

classmate noun

/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/

A student who is in the same class at school.

"My classmate Sarah and I are working on a science project together. "

Illustration compassion

compassion noun

/kəmˈpæʃ.ən/

Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.

"Seeing the homeless man shivering in the cold, she felt a surge of compassion and offered him her warm coat. "

Illustration seamlessly

seamlessly adverb

/ˈsiːmləsli/

In a seamless manner.

"The new software integrated seamlessly with our existing system, saving us time and effort. "

Illustration willingness

willingness noun

/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/

The state of being willing

"All it takes is a willingness to learn."

Illustration correspondingly

correspondingly adverb

/ˌkɔːrɪˈspɑːndɪŋli/ /ˌkɑːrɪˈspɑːndɪŋli/

In a corresponding manner; conformably.

"He lived in a huge mansion, with a correspondingly large set of gates to keep out unwanted guests."

Illustration blacklisted

blacklisted verb

/ˈblæk.lɪstəd/

To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

"You can blacklist known spammers with that button."

Illustration suffering

suffering verb

/ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/

To undergo hardship.

"Is anyone here afraid of suffering hardship?"

Illustration suspected

suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

"to suspect the presence of disease"

Illustration relationship

relationship noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

"My teacher has a good relationship with all her students. "

Illustration struggling

struggling verb

/ˈstɹʌɡlɪŋ/

To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

"During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves."