American English pronunciation
How to pronounce sympathy
IPA transcription: ['sɪmpəθi]
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Noun
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an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
“his sympathies were always with the underdog”
“I knew I could count on his understanding”
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sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
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a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
“the two of them were in close sympathy”
Usage examples
- Sympathy with the French Revolution was rapidly spreading in Ireland.
- This is a trick to get your sympathy.
- He had a humane and sincere sympathy for all who requested his assistance.
- His case attracted some sympathy within China and raised inequality issues.
- I want to see Sympathy for the Devil
- She added, with genuine sympathy in her face and voice.
- This is a trick to get your sympathy.
- Thus he never lost his sympathy with humanism and Erasmus.
- When you speak of 'Tea and Sympathy', be kind.
- Sir Irving Albery followed, in sympathy with the argument.