empathy
nounfeminine/ẽ.pɐ.ˈti.ɐ/high
em·pa·ti·a
Definition
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
She showed great empathy for her friend's loss.
Empathy is a key skill for effective leadership.
Common collocations
show empathyfeel empathylack of empathycognitive empathy
Etymology
Do grego 'empátheia', através do inglês 'empathy'.