nnoun.cognitionan inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinionSynset:understanding
Examples:- his sympathies were always with the underdog
- I knew I could count on his understanding
Derivationally Related Form:sympatheticunderstandsympathizesympathise
Hypernyms:disposition inclination tendency
Inherited Hypernyms:sympathyinclinationattitudecognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.feelingsharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)Synset:fellow feeling
Derivationally Related Form:sympatheticsympathize
Hypernyms:feeling
Inherited Hypernyms:sympathyfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:commiserationcompassioncompassionatenesscompatibilityconcernempathykind-heartednesskindheartednesspathospityruth
Full Hyponyms:commiserationcompassioncompatibilityconcernempathyforgivenessheartstringskindheartednessmellownessmercifulnesssoftheartednesssolicitudetenderness
nnoun.relationa relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the otherExamples:- the two of them were in close sympathy
Derivationally Related Form:sympatheticsympathizesympathise
Hypernyms:affinity kinship
Inherited Hypernyms:sympathyaffinityrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:mutual affectionmutual understanding
Full Hyponyms:mutual understanding