empatheticadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɛmpəˈθɛdɪk/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: empathic adj.

Etymology: Alteration of empathic adj., after apathetic adj., sympathetic adj., etc.The paper referred to in quot. 1912 is M. Geiger ‘Über das Wesen und die Bedeutung der Einfühlung’, in Bericht über den IV. Kongress für experimentelle Psychologie in Innsbruck (1911) 29–83; it does not use a German adjective formed on einfühlen to empathize (1903 or earlier; < ein- in- prefix¹ + fühlen feel v.). The form empathetic occurs in occasional (unrelated) earlier use with the sense ‘emphatic’. See note at empathic adj.

Originally Psychology and Philosophy.

Relating to, involving, or characterized by empathy; demonstrating empathy; esp. (of a person) able to empathize with, or showing empathy toward, another.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > projection of personality > [adjective]

empathic1909

empathetic1912

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > identification with other > [adjective]

empathic1909

empathetic1912

1912 Mind 21 viii. 127 The paper by Geiger states and arranges all the theories bearing on the empathetic attitude in a most useful manner.

1932 Nation (N.Y.) 13 Apr. 432 The method..condemns the biographer to immerse himself in his subject's mind, to take a view that is more than ‘sympathetic’, that is indeed empathetic.

1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook xxvi. 359 The richer the personality..the more empathetic understanding of others it will be capable of.

1980 Brit. Educ. Res. Jrnl. 6 192 A person..may be willing to be empathetic towards another person or even gain satisfaction from such an empathetic encounter.

2012 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 27 Nov. 2 It is vital that I am attentive, understanding and empathetic towards my clients.

Derivatives

empaˈthetically adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > projection of personality > [adverb]

empathetically1917

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > identification with other > [adverb]

empathically1913

empathetically1917

1917 G. H. Browne Esthetics of Motion 15 To judge fairly of the ease and grace of the other, the spectator must have sufficient experience of the technique of the art under observation to feel himself empathetically in all the movements.

1961 Listener 31 Aug. 326/3 Backache on my part, empathetically produced by those ingenious and toiling rice-planters.

2013 Jrnl. Amer. Ethnic Hist. 32 131 Miné Okubo's classic graphic novel..empathetically presents the searing realities of exile and incarceration for Japanese Americans..during World War II.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	empathetic
释义	empatheticadj. Brit. /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛmpəˈθɛdɪk/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: empathic adj. Etymology: Alteration of empathic adj., after apathetic adj., sympathetic adj., etc.The paper referred to in quot. 1912 is M. Geiger ‘Über das Wesen und die Bedeutung der Einfühlung’, in Bericht über den IV. Kongress für experimentelle Psychologie in Innsbruck (1911) 29–83; it does not use a German adjective formed on einfühlen to empathize (1903 or earlier; < ein- in- prefix¹ + fühlen feel v.). The form empathetic occurs in occasional (unrelated) earlier use with the sense ‘emphatic’. See note at empathic adj. Originally Psychology and Philosophy. Relating to, involving, or characterized by empathy; demonstrating empathy; esp. (of a person) able to empathize with, or showing empathy toward, another. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > projection of personality > [adjective] empathic1909 empathetic1912 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > identification with other > [adjective] empathic1909 empathetic1912 1912 Mind 21 viii. 127 The paper by Geiger states and arranges all the theories bearing on the empathetic attitude in a most useful manner. 1932 Nation (N.Y.) 13 Apr. 432 The method..condemns the biographer to immerse himself in his subject's mind, to take a view that is more than ‘sympathetic’, that is indeed empathetic. 1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook xxvi. 359 The richer the personality..the more empathetic understanding of others it will be capable of. 1980 Brit. Educ. Res. Jrnl. 6 192 A person..may be willing to be empathetic towards another person or even gain satisfaction from such an empathetic encounter. 2012 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 27 Nov. 2 It is vital that I am attentive, understanding and empathetic towards my clients. Derivatives empaˈthetically adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > projection of personality > [adverb] empathetically1917 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > identification with other > [adverb] empathically1913 empathetically1917 1917 G. H. Browne Esthetics of Motion 15 To judge fairly of the ease and grace of the other, the spectator must have sufficient experience of the technique of the art under observation to feel himself empathetically in all the movements. 1961 Listener 31 Aug. 326/3 Backache on my part, empathetically produced by those ingenious and toiling rice-planters. 2013 Jrnl. Amer. Ethnic Hist. 32 131 Miné Okubo's classic graphic novel..empathetically presents the searing realities of exile and incarceration for Japanese Americans..during World War II. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1912
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