Polyglot Dictionary

Mitgefühl

/ˈmɪtɡəˌfyːl/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. compassion

    • Wir zeigten Mitgefühl.

      We showed compassion.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

mitleid

Mitleid is more about pity, which can feel slightly condescending; Mitgefühl is more empathetic compassion.

barmherzigkeit

Barmherzigkeit carries a religious or moral connotation of "mercy"; Mitgefühl is more general empathetic "compassion."

Similar in other languages

French

compassion

compassion is the French word for the same thing — both mean "compassion."

Portuguese

compaixão

compaixão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "compassion."

Practice

1 What does Mitgefühl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir zeigten ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mitgefühl?

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