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/ˈɛmpəθi/ · em·pa·thy
noun
- Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person. She felt deep empathy for the refugee, recalling her own experience of displacement.
- The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding. Good leaders cultivate empathy to anticipate how their decisions affect team members.
- A paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions. The medium claimed to possess empathy, sensing the grief of the living from beyond the veil.
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Did you know? The term ‘empathy’ was introduced into English by psychologist Edward Titchener in 1909, adapting the Greek word to describe the ability to vicariously experience another’s emotions.