Definition of sympathy in English:

sympathy

noun ˈsɪmpəθiˈsɪmpəθi

mass noun

1Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
they had great sympathy for the flood victims
Example sentencesExamples
- The killings sparked a global wave of sympathy with most of the money distributed to those directly affected by the tragedy.
- Let me please say before I'm howled down in protest I do have every sympathy with the families and loved ones that grieve for them.
- Reasonable walkers have sympathy with the plight of many farmers and have avoided walking on agricultural land.
- His family expressed sympathy with John's carer, who they said made ‘a minor mistake’.
- One can't help feeling sympathy with his plight, and admiration for the way he meets his end.
- Flowers are an international symbol of our sorrow, sympathy, grief, and grace.
- The scene won no plaudits for the students, nor can it have done their case to create public sympathy with their cause any good.
- A large number of teenagers visited the family to offer their sympathy with over seventeen signing a card.
- I have considerable sympathy with Mr S on this aspect of the case.
- She had already sent two letters to staff and residents of the home expressing sympathy with the 14 elderly residents.
- I have sympathy with anyone who has suffered a burglary, but I fail to see how any of these alarms have much deterrent effect.
- Unfortunately, Khouri appears to have little sympathy with those she fooled into believing her tales.
- Well, as it happens, I have some sympathy with people who get caught with massive software development schemes that go wrong.
- Of course there can be nothing wrong with people wanting to show sympathy with the victims of terrorism.
- Murillo is well known for his sympathy with his neighbours, the poor and distressed of Seville.
- I have absolute sympathy with the friends and families of anyone that's suffered in anything like this.
- From this side of the water, one can have some sympathy with that frustration.
- Much of the play hinges on her credibility when disguised as Cesario, and on the audience's sympathy with her.
- Our sympathy with soap characters is based on identification.
- The committee expressed sympathy with all the families who suffered bereavements during the year.
Synonyms
commiseration, pity, condolence, consolation, comfort, solace, support, encouragement
compassion, caring, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, empathy
consideration, kindness, kind-heartedness, tender-heartedness, tenderness, warmth, warm-heartedness
1. 1.1one's sympathies The formal expression of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
  all Tony's friends joined in sending their sympathies to his widow Jean
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Minister met with the bereaved families and conveyed his sympathies to them.
  His loss leaves a void in the community which will be difficult to replace and we tender our deepest sympathies to the bereaved.
  I send my sympathies to the two families involved, it's a shocking tragedy.
  The Ministers conveyed their sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for early recovery of injured.
  Our condolences and sympathies go to the families of the Hon John Falloon and Jack Luxton.
  Mr Blair extended his sympathies to the families of those who had died in the two huge suicide bombings, many of whom are likely to be British.
  We extend our deepest sympathies to all those who mourn her passing.
  My sympathies go to the patients involved in this case.
  Through you, First Minister, I wish to convey my heartfelt sympathies to families and friends of all those killed and injured.
  To all his extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends, we extend our most sincere sympathies.
  Mr McDarby is anxious to send sympathies to the families of the bereaved.
  Our sympathies are extended to his family and the Tyrone GAA fraternity.
  Our sympathies and condolences go to the victims of this incident and the people of London.
  My buddies expressed their sympathies, then started checking their own mirrors for warning signs.
  Johnathan seems to have been a really good boy, into everything, and our deepest sympathies are with his family who are finding this very hard.
  My sympathies are ever and always with the parents, in the full knowledge of how wrongheaded parents can be.
  In this case, one's sympathies go out to the performers who have a living to earn.
  Our sympathies are with the injured and the relatives of the deceased.
  We extend our sympathies to her family and relatives and friends.
  He spoke with Spain's Foreign Minister Ana de Palacio to convey the sympathies of everyone in Ireland.
2Understanding between people; common feeling.
the special sympathy between the two boys was obvious to all
Example sentencesExamples
- He listens politely and patiently to Dabii's request, with a smile of sympathy and understanding.
- To receive, you must give, and not just in words and gestures but in true sympathy, understanding and commitment.
- They require not just constant attention and sympathy, but also understanding of their needs and thoughts.
- He feels that he is receiving less than his share and that there is no one on whom he can rely for sympathy and understanding.
- Perhaps she has, in general, more sympathy with men than women?
- Understanding begins with sympathy - recognition of the shared human condition.
- I was given a chance to go through some of the gawkiest stages of growing up in an atmosphere of sympathy and understanding.
- She reacted with sympathy and understanding, and Alex felt good about opening up to her.
- Her sympathy and understanding were great assets to the practice.
- Many are thankful for just that - human contact, acknowledgement, sympathy or whatever you can give.
- Warmth, sympathy and understanding should cost nothing in any country.
Synonyms
rapport, fellow feeling, affinity, empathy, harmony, accord, compatibility
closeness, friendship, fellowship, togetherness, camaraderie, communion
1. 2.1sympathies Support in the form of shared feelings or opinions.
  his sympathies lay with his constituents
  Example sentencesExamples
  Despite his old Labour sympathies, Stewart has been a consistent supporter of Blair.
  In this PC society we live in, it seems to me to be a Tabloid kind of a world where sensationalism and fashionable sympathies rule OK.
  Though he wrote on the rulers, his sympathies lay with the people.
  For a man with nationalist sympathies, he clearly shed few tears for the Prime Minister's plight.
  In both, secessionist sympathies are much wider than support for terrorism and have a much longer history.
  The people made no secret of their Royalist sympathies, and he decided to leave a town ‘where he has few friends’.
  He also supports Glasgow Rangers, while he's also got Chelsea sympathies.
  It was a hard time because as the son of a miner you have sympathies for both sides.
  The Duke of Windsor - for years held up as a romantic figure who abdicated for love - shared those sympathies.
  The plans also had the support of the Green Party, hardly known for their sympathies towards developers.
  Lash's political sympathies lie with the Agrarian Populists of 19th century America.
  Forget where one's sympathies lie and ignore the truth or otherwise of a republican spy-ring at Stormont.
  A Glasgow woman with wavering sympathies rejected the line ‘Scotland deserves better’.
  Still, one might assume that there would be little if any doubt as to where feminist sympathies would lie.
  It quickly gained the support of the majority of people with nationalist sympathies.
  In any account of a siege, one's sympathies inevitably lie with the besieged.
  I liked him because he wrote well and because his contrarian position gave him broader sympathies.
  The truth is elusive and complex and Medem makes a concerted attempt to grasp it, while making plain his broad sympathies with the Basques.
  The only possible reason is anti-Semitism or Neo-Nazi sympathies.
  Even then, the book's sympathies are more with his foot-soldiers.
  Synonyms
  agreement, harmony, favour, approval, approbation, support, encouragement, goodwill, commendation, partiality
  association, alignment, affiliation
2. 2.2 Agreement with or approval of an opinion or aim; a favourable attitude.
  I have some sympathy for this view
  Example sentencesExamples
  We have considerable sympathy with the view the judge took.
  I am forced to conclude that their silence implies agreement, sympathy, or collusion.
  I don't know what good it will do to stop the traffic on the M1 next Monday, but it may lose us a lot of sympathy with the public.
  The tone is balanced, despite the author's sympathy for the causes of the disenfranchised.
  I have great sympathy with the many letters complaining about packaging of goods.
  While I have sympathy with this argument it is noticeable that no one is arguing to use the existing powers to their greatest effect.
  The landed gentry had some sympathy with popular resentment of the activities of moneyed and mercantile entrepreneurs.
  Now when pensioners take to the streets, the press is full of sympathy and understanding.
  If the comments did reflect any sympathy on his part for terrorism then clearly they were misdirected.
  An opinion poll last week showed there is widespread sympathy for the strikes.
  However, such a claim is unlikely to attract judicial sympathy for two reasons.
  Crawford has some sympathy with this view and has taken steps to ensure customer service is paramount in branch staff's minds.
  Whilst I have every sympathy with his concerns, we have to present our pupils at test centres of their choice.
  And many lower officers and constabulary had full sympathy with the marauding mobs.
  They were desperately trying to generate support and sympathy among people who hadn't formed an opinion on foxhunting.
  Becoming America suggests that Butler has little sympathy with that hermeneutic view.
  Keegan deserves a moment of sympathy for his honest comments, but not much more than a moment.
  This group had ideological sympathy with commando operations against the Israelis.
  We are therefore obliged to look upon the arguments for affirmative action with sympathy and an open mind.
  I have more sympathy with concerns about the ability of the infrastructure to support the new residents.
3. 2.3in sympathy Relating harmoniously to something else; in keeping.
  repairs had to be in sympathy with the original structure
  Example sentencesExamples
  In sympathy with its subject matter, the work has a veiled, half awake quality.
  Who wanted the weather to be in sympathy with their moods?
  However planning officers at the national park are keen for the site to be cleared and redeveloped in sympathy with the surrounding landscape.
  I long to live in a culture with which I feel in harmony and in sympathy.
  We shall be building in sympathy with neighbouring settlements.
  Since it stays outside throughout the summer a seating group should look sculptural and as with all else, be in sympathy with the style of the house and garden.
  The old style decorative lamps are in sympathy with the narrow street and its small retail outlets.
  The judges felt the library building had a definite wow factor and that the architecture is in sympathy with the existing physical environment.
  It demands the development is in sympathy with the area.
  To begin with, it must be a quality scheme, with any new buildings being in sympathy with the area and with the Cathedral Close's distinct character.
  They altered parts of the house, but retained the basic style which was built in sympathy with the environment.
  The proposed chalets are not in sympathy with any of the local buildings.
  However, as with all development, it must be done in sympathy with what exists there already.
  GMO products should exist in sympathy with the world's food chain.
  This season, he gave us an almost faultless collection that was totally in sympathy with how many women wish to dress.
3The state or fact of responding in a way similar or corresponding to an action elsewhere.
the magnetic field oscillates in sympathy
Example sentencesExamples
- Very few bells to be found on these rare instruments even if there are many strings vibrating in sympathy.
- The inner ear has small hairs rooted in fluid and when tympanic responses from sound goes through three small bones the hairs vibrate, or oscillate in sympathy.
- And foreign creditors are getting a double whammy, as bond prices have begun to fall in sympathy with the dollar.

Usage

On the difference between sympathy and empathy, see empathy

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 3): via Latin from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpathēs, from sun- 'with' + pathos 'feeling'.

This was first used to express ‘understanding between people’; it came via Latin from Greek sumpathēs (from sun- ‘with’ and pathos ‘feeling’). The word sympathize is from the same period in the sense ‘suffer with another person’. In the mid 17th century the adjective sympathetic (on the pattern of pathetic) joined this group of related words and meant ‘relating to a paranormal influence’; the phrase sympathetic magic illustrates its use in the context of magical ritual involving objects associated with an event.

Definition of sympathy in US English:

sympathy

nounˈsɪmpəθiˈsimpəTHē

1Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
they had great sympathy for the flood victims
Example sentencesExamples
- The killings sparked a global wave of sympathy with most of the money distributed to those directly affected by the tragedy.
- A large number of teenagers visited the family to offer their sympathy with over seventeen signing a card.
- His family expressed sympathy with John's carer, who they said made ‘a minor mistake’.
- Much of the play hinges on her credibility when disguised as Cesario, and on the audience's sympathy with her.
- I have sympathy with anyone who has suffered a burglary, but I fail to see how any of these alarms have much deterrent effect.
- I have considerable sympathy with Mr S on this aspect of the case.
- Unfortunately, Khouri appears to have little sympathy with those she fooled into believing her tales.
- Let me please say before I'm howled down in protest I do have every sympathy with the families and loved ones that grieve for them.
- Of course there can be nothing wrong with people wanting to show sympathy with the victims of terrorism.
- Our sympathy with soap characters is based on identification.
- Reasonable walkers have sympathy with the plight of many farmers and have avoided walking on agricultural land.
- Flowers are an international symbol of our sorrow, sympathy, grief, and grace.
- Murillo is well known for his sympathy with his neighbours, the poor and distressed of Seville.
- Well, as it happens, I have some sympathy with people who get caught with massive software development schemes that go wrong.
- She had already sent two letters to staff and residents of the home expressing sympathy with the 14 elderly residents.
- The committee expressed sympathy with all the families who suffered bereavements during the year.
- From this side of the water, one can have some sympathy with that frustration.
- I have absolute sympathy with the friends and families of anyone that's suffered in anything like this.
- One can't help feeling sympathy with his plight, and admiration for the way he meets his end.
- The scene won no plaudits for the students, nor can it have done their case to create public sympathy with their cause any good.
Synonyms
commiseration, pity, condolence, consolation, comfort, solace, support, encouragement
1. 1.1one's sympathies The formal expression of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune; condolences.
  all Tony's friends joined in sending their sympathies to his widow Jean
  Example sentencesExamples
  I send my sympathies to the two families involved, it's a shocking tragedy.
  My sympathies go to the patients involved in this case.
  In this case, one's sympathies go out to the performers who have a living to earn.
  Mr Blair extended his sympathies to the families of those who had died in the two huge suicide bombings, many of whom are likely to be British.
  We extend our deepest sympathies to all those who mourn her passing.
  Our sympathies are with the injured and the relatives of the deceased.
  He spoke with Spain's Foreign Minister Ana de Palacio to convey the sympathies of everyone in Ireland.
  My sympathies are ever and always with the parents, in the full knowledge of how wrongheaded parents can be.
  The Ministers conveyed their sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for early recovery of injured.
  Our sympathies are extended to his family and the Tyrone GAA fraternity.
  Our sympathies and condolences go to the victims of this incident and the people of London.
  Our condolences and sympathies go to the families of the Hon John Falloon and Jack Luxton.
  His loss leaves a void in the community which will be difficult to replace and we tender our deepest sympathies to the bereaved.
  Mr McDarby is anxious to send sympathies to the families of the bereaved.
  The Minister met with the bereaved families and conveyed his sympathies to them.
  We extend our sympathies to her family and relatives and friends.
  Johnathan seems to have been a really good boy, into everything, and our deepest sympathies are with his family who are finding this very hard.
  Through you, First Minister, I wish to convey my heartfelt sympathies to families and friends of all those killed and injured.
  My buddies expressed their sympathies, then started checking their own mirrors for warning signs.
  To all his extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends, we extend our most sincere sympathies.
2Understanding between people; common feeling.
the special sympathy between the two boys was obvious to all
Example sentencesExamples
- He feels that he is receiving less than his share and that there is no one on whom he can rely for sympathy and understanding.
- To receive, you must give, and not just in words and gestures but in true sympathy, understanding and commitment.
- I was given a chance to go through some of the gawkiest stages of growing up in an atmosphere of sympathy and understanding.
- They require not just constant attention and sympathy, but also understanding of their needs and thoughts.
- He listens politely and patiently to Dabii's request, with a smile of sympathy and understanding.
- She reacted with sympathy and understanding, and Alex felt good about opening up to her.
- Understanding begins with sympathy - recognition of the shared human condition.
- Perhaps she has, in general, more sympathy with men than women?
- Many are thankful for just that - human contact, acknowledgement, sympathy or whatever you can give.
- Her sympathy and understanding were great assets to the practice.
- Warmth, sympathy and understanding should cost nothing in any country.
Synonyms
rapport, fellow feeling, affinity, empathy, harmony, accord, compatibility
1. 2.1sympathies Support in the form of shared feelings or opinions.
  his sympathies lay with his constituents
  Example sentencesExamples
  Still, one might assume that there would be little if any doubt as to where feminist sympathies would lie.
  The people made no secret of their Royalist sympathies, and he decided to leave a town ‘where he has few friends’.
  In both, secessionist sympathies are much wider than support for terrorism and have a much longer history.
  He also supports Glasgow Rangers, while he's also got Chelsea sympathies.
  The plans also had the support of the Green Party, hardly known for their sympathies towards developers.
  In any account of a siege, one's sympathies inevitably lie with the besieged.
  It quickly gained the support of the majority of people with nationalist sympathies.
  For a man with nationalist sympathies, he clearly shed few tears for the Prime Minister's plight.
  In this PC society we live in, it seems to me to be a Tabloid kind of a world where sensationalism and fashionable sympathies rule OK.
  The truth is elusive and complex and Medem makes a concerted attempt to grasp it, while making plain his broad sympathies with the Basques.
  Lash's political sympathies lie with the Agrarian Populists of 19th century America.
  I liked him because he wrote well and because his contrarian position gave him broader sympathies.
  The Duke of Windsor - for years held up as a romantic figure who abdicated for love - shared those sympathies.
  Though he wrote on the rulers, his sympathies lay with the people.
  Despite his old Labour sympathies, Stewart has been a consistent supporter of Blair.
  Forget where one's sympathies lie and ignore the truth or otherwise of a republican spy-ring at Stormont.
  It was a hard time because as the son of a miner you have sympathies for both sides.
  A Glasgow woman with wavering sympathies rejected the line ‘Scotland deserves better’.
  The only possible reason is anti-Semitism or Neo-Nazi sympathies.
  Even then, the book's sympathies are more with his foot-soldiers.
  Synonyms
  agreement, harmony, favour, approval, approbation, support, encouragement, goodwill, commendation, partiality
2. 2.2 Agreement with or approval of an opinion or aim; a favorable attitude.
  I have some sympathy for this view
  Example sentencesExamples
  An opinion poll last week showed there is widespread sympathy for the strikes.
  They were desperately trying to generate support and sympathy among people who hadn't formed an opinion on foxhunting.
  The tone is balanced, despite the author's sympathy for the causes of the disenfranchised.
  Keegan deserves a moment of sympathy for his honest comments, but not much more than a moment.
  I have more sympathy with concerns about the ability of the infrastructure to support the new residents.
  Now when pensioners take to the streets, the press is full of sympathy and understanding.
  Whilst I have every sympathy with his concerns, we have to present our pupils at test centres of their choice.
  If the comments did reflect any sympathy on his part for terrorism then clearly they were misdirected.
  I have great sympathy with the many letters complaining about packaging of goods.
  I don't know what good it will do to stop the traffic on the M1 next Monday, but it may lose us a lot of sympathy with the public.
  However, such a claim is unlikely to attract judicial sympathy for two reasons.
  Crawford has some sympathy with this view and has taken steps to ensure customer service is paramount in branch staff's minds.
  We have considerable sympathy with the view the judge took.
  While I have sympathy with this argument it is noticeable that no one is arguing to use the existing powers to their greatest effect.
  This group had ideological sympathy with commando operations against the Israelis.
  We are therefore obliged to look upon the arguments for affirmative action with sympathy and an open mind.
  Becoming America suggests that Butler has little sympathy with that hermeneutic view.
  And many lower officers and constabulary had full sympathy with the marauding mobs.
  The landed gentry had some sympathy with popular resentment of the activities of moneyed and mercantile entrepreneurs.
  I am forced to conclude that their silence implies agreement, sympathy, or collusion.
3. 2.3in sympathy Relating harmoniously to something else; in keeping.
  repairs had to be in sympathy with the original structure
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, as with all development, it must be done in sympathy with what exists there already.
  In sympathy with its subject matter, the work has a veiled, half awake quality.
  To begin with, it must be a quality scheme, with any new buildings being in sympathy with the area and with the Cathedral Close's distinct character.
  Since it stays outside throughout the summer a seating group should look sculptural and as with all else, be in sympathy with the style of the house and garden.
  This season, he gave us an almost faultless collection that was totally in sympathy with how many women wish to dress.
  We shall be building in sympathy with neighbouring settlements.
  The judges felt the library building had a definite wow factor and that the architecture is in sympathy with the existing physical environment.
  GMO products should exist in sympathy with the world's food chain.
  However planning officers at the national park are keen for the site to be cleared and redeveloped in sympathy with the surrounding landscape.
  Who wanted the weather to be in sympathy with their moods?
  They altered parts of the house, but retained the basic style which was built in sympathy with the environment.
  The old style decorative lamps are in sympathy with the narrow street and its small retail outlets.
  The proposed chalets are not in sympathy with any of the local buildings.
  It demands the development is in sympathy with the area.
  I long to live in a culture with which I feel in harmony and in sympathy.
3The state or fact of responding in a way similar or corresponding to an action elsewhere.
the magnetic field oscillates in sympathy
Example sentencesExamples
- The inner ear has small hairs rooted in fluid and when tympanic responses from sound goes through three small bones the hairs vibrate, or oscillate in sympathy.
- Very few bells to be found on these rare instruments even if there are many strings vibrating in sympathy.
- And foreign creditors are getting a double whammy, as bond prices have begun to fall in sympathy with the dollar.

Origin

Late 16th century (in sympathy (sense 3)): via Latin from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpathēs, from sun- ‘with’ + pathos ‘feeling’.

单词	sympathy
释义	Definition of sympathy in English: sympathy noun ˈsɪmpəθiˈsɪmpəθi mass noun 1Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune. they had great sympathy for the flood victims Example sentencesExamples The killings sparked a global wave of sympathy with most of the money distributed to those directly affected by the tragedy. Let me please say before I'm howled down in protest I do have every sympathy with the families and loved ones that grieve for them. Reasonable walkers have sympathy with the plight of many farmers and have avoided walking on agricultural land. His family expressed sympathy with John's carer, who they said made ‘a minor mistake’. One can't help feeling sympathy with his plight, and admiration for the way he meets his end. Flowers are an international symbol of our sorrow, sympathy, grief, and grace. The scene won no plaudits for the students, nor can it have done their case to create public sympathy with their cause any good. A large number of teenagers visited the family to offer their sympathy with over seventeen signing a card. I have considerable sympathy with Mr S on this aspect of the case. She had already sent two letters to staff and residents of the home expressing sympathy with the 14 elderly residents. I have sympathy with anyone who has suffered a burglary, but I fail to see how any of these alarms have much deterrent effect. Unfortunately, Khouri appears to have little sympathy with those she fooled into believing her tales. Well, as it happens, I have some sympathy with people who get caught with massive software development schemes that go wrong. Of course there can be nothing wrong with people wanting to show sympathy with the victims of terrorism. Murillo is well known for his sympathy with his neighbours, the poor and distressed of Seville. I have absolute sympathy with the friends and families of anyone that's suffered in anything like this. From this side of the water, one can have some sympathy with that frustration. Much of the play hinges on her credibility when disguised as Cesario, and on the audience's sympathy with her. Our sympathy with soap characters is based on identification. The committee expressed sympathy with all the families who suffered bereavements during the year. Synonyms commiseration, pity, condolence, consolation, comfort, solace, support, encouragement compassion, caring, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, empathy consideration, kindness, kind-heartedness, tender-heartedness, tenderness, warmth, warm-heartedness 1.1one's sympathies The formal expression of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune. all Tony's friends joined in sending their sympathies to his widow Jean Example sentencesExamples The Minister met with the bereaved families and conveyed his sympathies to them. His loss leaves a void in the community which will be difficult to replace and we tender our deepest sympathies to the bereaved. I send my sympathies to the two families involved, it's a shocking tragedy. The Ministers conveyed their sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for early recovery of injured. Our condolences and sympathies go to the families of the Hon John Falloon and Jack Luxton. Mr Blair extended his sympathies to the families of those who had died in the two huge suicide bombings, many of whom are likely to be British. We extend our deepest sympathies to all those who mourn her passing. My sympathies go to the patients involved in this case. Through you, First Minister, I wish to convey my heartfelt sympathies to families and friends of all those killed and injured. To all his extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends, we extend our most sincere sympathies. Mr McDarby is anxious to send sympathies to the families of the bereaved. Our sympathies are extended to his family and the Tyrone GAA fraternity. Our sympathies and condolences go to the victims of this incident and the people of London. My buddies expressed their sympathies, then started checking their own mirrors for warning signs. Johnathan seems to have been a really good boy, into everything, and our deepest sympathies are with his family who are finding this very hard. My sympathies are ever and always with the parents, in the full knowledge of how wrongheaded parents can be. In this case, one's sympathies go out to the performers who have a living to earn. Our sympathies are with the injured and the relatives of the deceased. We extend our sympathies to her family and relatives and friends. He spoke with Spain's Foreign Minister Ana de Palacio to convey the sympathies of everyone in Ireland. 2Understanding between people; common feeling. the special sympathy between the two boys was obvious to all Example sentencesExamples He listens politely and patiently to Dabii's request, with a smile of sympathy and understanding. To receive, you must give, and not just in words and gestures but in true sympathy, understanding and commitment. They require not just constant attention and sympathy, but also understanding of their needs and thoughts. He feels that he is receiving less than his share and that there is no one on whom he can rely for sympathy and understanding. Perhaps she has, in general, more sympathy with men than women? Understanding begins with sympathy - recognition of the shared human condition. I was given a chance to go through some of the gawkiest stages of growing up in an atmosphere of sympathy and understanding. She reacted with sympathy and understanding, and Alex felt good about opening up to her. Her sympathy and understanding were great assets to the practice. Many are thankful for just that - human contact, acknowledgement, sympathy or whatever you can give. Warmth, sympathy and understanding should cost nothing in any country. Synonyms rapport, fellow feeling, affinity, empathy, harmony, accord, compatibility closeness, friendship, fellowship, togetherness, camaraderie, communion 2.1sympathies Support in the form of shared feelings or opinions. his sympathies lay with his constituents Example sentencesExamples Despite his old Labour sympathies, Stewart has been a consistent supporter of Blair. In this PC society we live in, it seems to me to be a Tabloid kind of a world where sensationalism and fashionable sympathies rule OK. Though he wrote on the rulers, his sympathies lay with the people. For a man with nationalist sympathies, he clearly shed few tears for the Prime Minister's plight. In both, secessionist sympathies are much wider than support for terrorism and have a much longer history. The people made no secret of their Royalist sympathies, and he decided to leave a town ‘where he has few friends’. He also supports Glasgow Rangers, while he's also got Chelsea sympathies. It was a hard time because as the son of a miner you have sympathies for both sides. The Duke of Windsor - for years held up as a romantic figure who abdicated for love - shared those sympathies. The plans also had the support of the Green Party, hardly known for their sympathies towards developers. Lash's political sympathies lie with the Agrarian Populists of 19th century America. Forget where one's sympathies lie and ignore the truth or otherwise of a republican spy-ring at Stormont. A Glasgow woman with wavering sympathies rejected the line ‘Scotland deserves better’. Still, one might assume that there would be little if any doubt as to where feminist sympathies would lie. It quickly gained the support of the majority of people with nationalist sympathies. In any account of a siege, one's sympathies inevitably lie with the besieged. I liked him because he wrote well and because his contrarian position gave him broader sympathies. The truth is elusive and complex and Medem makes a concerted attempt to grasp it, while making plain his broad sympathies with the Basques. The only possible reason is anti-Semitism or Neo-Nazi sympathies. Even then, the book's sympathies are more with his foot-soldiers. Synonyms agreement, harmony, favour, approval, approbation, support, encouragement, goodwill, commendation, partiality association, alignment, affiliation 2.2 Agreement with or approval of an opinion or aim; a favourable attitude. I have some sympathy for this view Example sentencesExamples We have considerable sympathy with the view the judge took. I am forced to conclude that their silence implies agreement, sympathy, or collusion. I don't know what good it will do to stop the traffic on the M1 next Monday, but it may lose us a lot of sympathy with the public. The tone is balanced, despite the author's sympathy for the causes of the disenfranchised. I have great sympathy with the many letters complaining about packaging of goods. While I have sympathy with this argument it is noticeable that no one is arguing to use the existing powers to their greatest effect. The landed gentry had some sympathy with popular resentment of the activities of moneyed and mercantile entrepreneurs. Now when pensioners take to the streets, the press is full of sympathy and understanding. If the comments did reflect any sympathy on his part for terrorism then clearly they were misdirected. An opinion poll last week showed there is widespread sympathy for the strikes. However, such a claim is unlikely to attract judicial sympathy for two reasons. Crawford has some sympathy with this view and has taken steps to ensure customer service is paramount in branch staff's minds. Whilst I have every sympathy with his concerns, we have to present our pupils at test centres of their choice. And many lower officers and constabulary had full sympathy with the marauding mobs. They were desperately trying to generate support and sympathy among people who hadn't formed an opinion on foxhunting. Becoming America suggests that Butler has little sympathy with that hermeneutic view. Keegan deserves a moment of sympathy for his honest comments, but not much more than a moment. This group had ideological sympathy with commando operations against the Israelis. We are therefore obliged to look upon the arguments for affirmative action with sympathy and an open mind. I have more sympathy with concerns about the ability of the infrastructure to support the new residents. 2.3in sympathy Relating harmoniously to something else; in keeping. repairs had to be in sympathy with the original structure Example sentencesExamples In sympathy with its subject matter, the work has a veiled, half awake quality. Who wanted the weather to be in sympathy with their moods? However planning officers at the national park are keen for the site to be cleared and redeveloped in sympathy with the surrounding landscape. I long to live in a culture with which I feel in harmony and in sympathy. We shall be building in sympathy with neighbouring settlements. Since it stays outside throughout the summer a seating group should look sculptural and as with all else, be in sympathy with the style of the house and garden. The old style decorative lamps are in sympathy with the narrow street and its small retail outlets. The judges felt the library building had a definite wow factor and that the architecture is in sympathy with the existing physical environment. It demands the development is in sympathy with the area. To begin with, it must be a quality scheme, with any new buildings being in sympathy with the area and with the Cathedral Close's distinct character. They altered parts of the house, but retained the basic style which was built in sympathy with the environment. The proposed chalets are not in sympathy with any of the local buildings. However, as with all development, it must be done in sympathy with what exists there already. GMO products should exist in sympathy with the world's food chain. This season, he gave us an almost faultless collection that was totally in sympathy with how many women wish to dress. 3The state or fact of responding in a way similar or corresponding to an action elsewhere. the magnetic field oscillates in sympathy Example sentencesExamples Very few bells to be found on these rare instruments even if there are many strings vibrating in sympathy. The inner ear has small hairs rooted in fluid and when tympanic responses from sound goes through three small bones the hairs vibrate, or oscillate in sympathy. And foreign creditors are getting a double whammy, as bond prices have begun to fall in sympathy with the dollar. Usage On the difference between sympathy and empathy, see empathy Origin Late 16th century (in sense 3): via Latin from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpathēs, from sun- 'with' + pathos 'feeling'. This was first used to express ‘understanding between people’; it came via Latin from Greek sumpathēs (from sun- ‘with’ and pathos ‘feeling’). The word sympathize is from the same period in the sense ‘suffer with another person’. In the mid 17th century the adjective sympathetic (on the pattern of pathetic) joined this group of related words and meant ‘relating to a paranormal influence’; the phrase sympathetic magic illustrates its use in the context of magical ritual involving objects associated with an event. Definition of sympathy in US English: sympathy nounˈsɪmpəθiˈsimpəTHē 1Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune. they had great sympathy for the flood victims Example sentencesExamples The killings sparked a global wave of sympathy with most of the money distributed to those directly affected by the tragedy. A large number of teenagers visited the family to offer their sympathy with over seventeen signing a card. His family expressed sympathy with John's carer, who they said made ‘a minor mistake’. Much of the play hinges on her credibility when disguised as Cesario, and on the audience's sympathy with her. I have sympathy with anyone who has suffered a burglary, but I fail to see how any of these alarms have much deterrent effect. I have considerable sympathy with Mr S on this aspect of the case. Unfortunately, Khouri appears to have little sympathy with those she fooled into believing her tales. Let me please say before I'm howled down in protest I do have every sympathy with the families and loved ones that grieve for them. Of course there can be nothing wrong with people wanting to show sympathy with the victims of terrorism. Our sympathy with soap characters is based on identification. Reasonable walkers have sympathy with the plight of many farmers and have avoided walking on agricultural land. Flowers are an international symbol of our sorrow, sympathy, grief, and grace. Murillo is well known for his sympathy with his neighbours, the poor and distressed of Seville. Well, as it happens, I have some sympathy with people who get caught with massive software development schemes that go wrong. She had already sent two letters to staff and residents of the home expressing sympathy with the 14 elderly residents. The committee expressed sympathy with all the families who suffered bereavements during the year. From this side of the water, one can have some sympathy with that frustration. I have absolute sympathy with the friends and families of anyone that's suffered in anything like this. One can't help feeling sympathy with his plight, and admiration for the way he meets his end. The scene won no plaudits for the students, nor can it have done their case to create public sympathy with their cause any good. Synonyms commiseration, pity, condolence, consolation, comfort, solace, support, encouragement 1.1one's sympathies The formal expression of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune; condolences. all Tony's friends joined in sending their sympathies to his widow Jean Example sentencesExamples I send my sympathies to the two families involved, it's a shocking tragedy. My sympathies go to the patients involved in this case. In this case, one's sympathies go out to the performers who have a living to earn. Mr Blair extended his sympathies to the families of those who had died in the two huge suicide bombings, many of whom are likely to be British. We extend our deepest sympathies to all those who mourn her passing. Our sympathies are with the injured and the relatives of the deceased. He spoke with Spain's Foreign Minister Ana de Palacio to convey the sympathies of everyone in Ireland. My sympathies are ever and always with the parents, in the full knowledge of how wrongheaded parents can be. The Ministers conveyed their sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for early recovery of injured. Our sympathies are extended to his family and the Tyrone GAA fraternity. Our sympathies and condolences go to the victims of this incident and the people of London. Our condolences and sympathies go to the families of the Hon John Falloon and Jack Luxton. His loss leaves a void in the community which will be difficult to replace and we tender our deepest sympathies to the bereaved. Mr McDarby is anxious to send sympathies to the families of the bereaved. The Minister met with the bereaved families and conveyed his sympathies to them. We extend our sympathies to her family and relatives and friends. Johnathan seems to have been a really good boy, into everything, and our deepest sympathies are with his family who are finding this very hard. Through you, First Minister, I wish to convey my heartfelt sympathies to families and friends of all those killed and injured. My buddies expressed their sympathies, then started checking their own mirrors for warning signs. To all his extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends, we extend our most sincere sympathies. 2Understanding between people; common feeling. the special sympathy between the two boys was obvious to all Example sentencesExamples He feels that he is receiving less than his share and that there is no one on whom he can rely for sympathy and understanding. To receive, you must give, and not just in words and gestures but in true sympathy, understanding and commitment. I was given a chance to go through some of the gawkiest stages of growing up in an atmosphere of sympathy and understanding. They require not just constant attention and sympathy, but also understanding of their needs and thoughts. He listens politely and patiently to Dabii's request, with a smile of sympathy and understanding. She reacted with sympathy and understanding, and Alex felt good about opening up to her. Understanding begins with sympathy - recognition of the shared human condition. Perhaps she has, in general, more sympathy with men than women? Many are thankful for just that - human contact, acknowledgement, sympathy or whatever you can give. Her sympathy and understanding were great assets to the practice. Warmth, sympathy and understanding should cost nothing in any country. Synonyms rapport, fellow feeling, affinity, empathy, harmony, accord, compatibility 2.1sympathies Support in the form of shared feelings or opinions. his sympathies lay with his constituents Example sentencesExamples Still, one might assume that there would be little if any doubt as to where feminist sympathies would lie. The people made no secret of their Royalist sympathies, and he decided to leave a town ‘where he has few friends’. In both, secessionist sympathies are much wider than support for terrorism and have a much longer history. He also supports Glasgow Rangers, while he's also got Chelsea sympathies. The plans also had the support of the Green Party, hardly known for their sympathies towards developers. In any account of a siege, one's sympathies inevitably lie with the besieged. It quickly gained the support of the majority of people with nationalist sympathies. For a man with nationalist sympathies, he clearly shed few tears for the Prime Minister's plight. In this PC society we live in, it seems to me to be a Tabloid kind of a world where sensationalism and fashionable sympathies rule OK. The truth is elusive and complex and Medem makes a concerted attempt to grasp it, while making plain his broad sympathies with the Basques. Lash's political sympathies lie with the Agrarian Populists of 19th century America. I liked him because he wrote well and because his contrarian position gave him broader sympathies. The Duke of Windsor - for years held up as a romantic figure who abdicated for love - shared those sympathies. Though he wrote on the rulers, his sympathies lay with the people. Despite his old Labour sympathies, Stewart has been a consistent supporter of Blair. Forget where one's sympathies lie and ignore the truth or otherwise of a republican spy-ring at Stormont. It was a hard time because as the son of a miner you have sympathies for both sides. A Glasgow woman with wavering sympathies rejected the line ‘Scotland deserves better’. The only possible reason is anti-Semitism or Neo-Nazi sympathies. Even then, the book's sympathies are more with his foot-soldiers. Synonyms agreement, harmony, favour, approval, approbation, support, encouragement, goodwill, commendation, partiality 2.2 Agreement with or approval of an opinion or aim; a favorable attitude. I have some sympathy for this view Example sentencesExamples An opinion poll last week showed there is widespread sympathy for the strikes. They were desperately trying to generate support and sympathy among people who hadn't formed an opinion on foxhunting. The tone is balanced, despite the author's sympathy for the causes of the disenfranchised. Keegan deserves a moment of sympathy for his honest comments, but not much more than a moment. I have more sympathy with concerns about the ability of the infrastructure to support the new residents. Now when pensioners take to the streets, the press is full of sympathy and understanding. Whilst I have every sympathy with his concerns, we have to present our pupils at test centres of their choice. If the comments did reflect any sympathy on his part for terrorism then clearly they were misdirected. I have great sympathy with the many letters complaining about packaging of goods. I don't know what good it will do to stop the traffic on the M1 next Monday, but it may lose us a lot of sympathy with the public. However, such a claim is unlikely to attract judicial sympathy for two reasons. Crawford has some sympathy with this view and has taken steps to ensure customer service is paramount in branch staff's minds. We have considerable sympathy with the view the judge took. While I have sympathy with this argument it is noticeable that no one is arguing to use the existing powers to their greatest effect. This group had ideological sympathy with commando operations against the Israelis. We are therefore obliged to look upon the arguments for affirmative action with sympathy and an open mind. Becoming America suggests that Butler has little sympathy with that hermeneutic view. And many lower officers and constabulary had full sympathy with the marauding mobs. The landed gentry had some sympathy with popular resentment of the activities of moneyed and mercantile entrepreneurs. I am forced to conclude that their silence implies agreement, sympathy, or collusion. 2.3in sympathy Relating harmoniously to something else; in keeping. repairs had to be in sympathy with the original structure Example sentencesExamples However, as with all development, it must be done in sympathy with what exists there already. In sympathy with its subject matter, the work has a veiled, half awake quality. To begin with, it must be a quality scheme, with any new buildings being in sympathy with the area and with the Cathedral Close's distinct character. Since it stays outside throughout the summer a seating group should look sculptural and as with all else, be in sympathy with the style of the house and garden. This season, he gave us an almost faultless collection that was totally in sympathy with how many women wish to dress. We shall be building in sympathy with neighbouring settlements. The judges felt the library building had a definite wow factor and that the architecture is in sympathy with the existing physical environment. GMO products should exist in sympathy with the world's food chain. However planning officers at the national park are keen for the site to be cleared and redeveloped in sympathy with the surrounding landscape. Who wanted the weather to be in sympathy with their moods? They altered parts of the house, but retained the basic style which was built in sympathy with the environment. The old style decorative lamps are in sympathy with the narrow street and its small retail outlets. The proposed chalets are not in sympathy with any of the local buildings. It demands the development is in sympathy with the area. I long to live in a culture with which I feel in harmony and in sympathy. 3The state or fact of responding in a way similar or corresponding to an action elsewhere. the magnetic field oscillates in sympathy Example sentencesExamples The inner ear has small hairs rooted in fluid and when tympanic responses from sound goes through three small bones the hairs vibrate, or oscillate in sympathy. Very few bells to be found on these rare instruments even if there are many strings vibrating in sympathy. And foreign creditors are getting a double whammy, as bond prices have begun to fall in sympathy with the dollar. Origin Late 16th century (in sympathy (sense 3)): via Latin from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpathēs, from sun- ‘with’ + pathos ‘feeling’.
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