Sympathy

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmpəθiː/

Sympathy (noun)

  1. Understanding and caring about someone else's sadness or trouble.
  2. Sharing similar feelings or opinions with another person.
  3. Support or agreement with a group or cause.

Examples

  • She expressed her sympathy for the grieving family.
  • He felt sympathy for the injured animal.

Common collocations: express sympathy, deep sympathy, share sympathy, common sympathy, gain sympathy