Polyglot Dictionary

sympathy

/ˈsɪmpəθi/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. compasión

    • She showed sympathy for the victims.

      Ella mostró compasión por las víctimas.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

compassion

compassion is a deep, active concern for others' suffering, often motivating helping action; sympathy is a more passive feeling of sorrow for someone.

Similar in other languages

German

Verständnis

Verständnis is the German word for the same thing — both mean "understanding, sympathy."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa sympathy?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She showed ___ for the victims.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a sympathy?

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