sympathy

sympathy
sym|pa|thy [ˈsımpəθi] n plural sympathies
[Date: 1500-1600; : Latin; Origin: sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathes 'sharing feelings, sympathetic', from syn- ( SYN-) + pathos 'feelings']
1.) [plural,U]
the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation
sympathy for
▪ I have a lot of sympathy for her; she had to bring up the children on her own.
▪ I have absolutely no sympathy for students who get caught cheating in exams.
▪ She wrote a letter expressing her sympathy .
play on sb's sympathy
(=make someone feel sorry for you in order to gain an advantage for yourself)
▪ We would like to pass on our deepest sympathy to Ken's wife Marjorie.
▪ Our sympathies are with the families of the victims.
▪ My sympathies go out to the boy's mother.
message/letter of sympathy
▪ The victim's parents have received thousands of messages of sympathy.
2.) [plural,U]
belief in or support for a plan, idea, or action, especially a political one
in sympathy with sth
▪ Willard is in sympathy with many Green Party issues.
▪ Her sympathies lie firmly with the Conservative Party.
communist/Republican/left-wing etc sympathies
▪ Matheson is known for his pro-socialist sympathies.
sympathy with/for
▪ Sullivan expressed sympathy for the striking federal workers.
3.) [U]
a feeling that you understand someone because you are similar to them
▪ There was no personal sympathy between them.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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