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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions sympathy noun (sympath, ies) A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion. The ability to share the feelings of another; empathy. (context, psychology) A mutual relationship between people such that they are correspondingly affected by any condition. (context, physiology) A mutual relationship between organs such that a condition of one part causes an effect in the other. Etymology: From sympathie < sympathia < (sympatheia) "sympathy, affinity" < (sympathÄs) "having a fellow feeling" < prefix - (sym-), variant of - (syn-) "with, in company with, together with" + (patheo) "to have a secondary affection" < (pascho) "to be affected by, to suffer" < (PIE.) base kwenth- ("to suffer," "to endure").      Full Definition of sympathy  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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