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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'.

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