sympathy

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion (Freq. 10)
- his sympathies were always with the underdog
- I knew I could count on his understanding
• Syn:
understanding
• Derivationally related forms:
understand (for: understanding), sympathetic, sympathize, sympathise
• Hypernyms:
inclination, disposition, tendency
2. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
fellow feeling
• Derivationally related forms:
sympathetic, sympathize
• Hypernyms:
feeling
• Hyponyms:
concern, kindheartedness, kind-heartedness, compassion, compassionateness,
commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos, compatibility, empathy
3. a relation of affinity or harmony between people;
whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other (Freq. 4)
- the two of them were in close sympathy
• Derivationally related forms:
sympathize, sympathise, sympathetic
• Hypernyms:
affinity, kinship
• Hyponyms:
mutual understanding, mutual affection

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fellow feeling, understanding