sympathy

nounshared feeling
nounpity

Antonyms for sympathy

affinity

noun. liking or inclination toward something

Word Origin & History

1570s, "affinity between certain things," from Middle French sympathie, from Late Latin sympathia "community of feeling, sympathy," from Greek sympatheia, from sympathes "having a fellow feeling, affected by like feelings," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + pathos "feeling" (see pathos).

In English, almost a magical notion at first; e.g. in reference to medicines that heal wounds when applied to a cloth stained with blood from the wound. Meaning "conformity of feelings" is from 1590s; sense of "fellow feeling" is first attested 1660s. An Old English loan-translation of sympathy was efensargung.

Example Sentences forsympathy

"That's bad," said the station-master, in a tone of sympathy.

We are held by particular bonds of sympathy and common interest with them.

Telegrams of inquiry and sympathy came from all parts of the world to the Castle.

In the selfishness of his misery he looked upon this as lack of sympathy with himself.

Or, I don't know that I should say she was not in sympathy with them.

As for Alfred Ried, there was more than sympathy in his face.

His instinct of sympathy with which he had greeted her at the outset was repelled, and made of no avail.

Mary regarded the afflicted creature with that sympathy born only of experience.

The sympathy of it stirred the listener to fearful memories.

But the police are out of sympathy with such finical methods.

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