ALL meanings of sympathy
sym·pa·thy
S s - noun plural sympathy harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another. 1
- noun plural sympathy the harmony of feeling naturally existing between persons of like tastes or opinion or of congenial dispositions. 1
- noun plural sympathy the fact or power of sharing the feelings of another, especially in sorrow or trouble; fellow feeling, compassion, or commiseration. 1
- noun plural sympathy sympathies. feelings or impulses of compassion. feelings of favor, support, or loyalty: It's hard to tell where your sympathies lie. 1
- noun plural sympathy favorable or approving accord; favor or approval: He viewed the plan with sympathy and publicly backed it. 1
- noun plural sympathy agreement, consonance, or accord. 1
- noun plural sympathy Psychology. a relationship between persons in which the condition of one induces a parallel or reciprocal condition in another. 1
- noun plural sympathy Physiology. the relation between parts or organs whereby a condition or disorder of one part induces some effect in another. 1
- adjective sympathy expressing sympathy: a sympathy card; a sympathy vote. 1
- noun sympathy compassion 1
- noun sympathy mutual affection 1
- noun sympathy loyalty, support 1
- uncountable noun sympathy If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for them, and show this in the way you behave towards them. 0
- uncountable noun sympathy If you have sympathy with someone's ideas or opinions, you agree with them. 0
- uncountable noun sympathy If you take some action in sympathy with someone else, you do it in order to show that you support them. 0
- noun sympathy the sharing of another's emotions, esp of sorrow or anguish; pity; compassion 0
- noun sympathy an affinity or harmony, usually of feelings or interests, between persons or things 0
- noun sympathy mutual affection or understanding arising from such a relationship; congeniality 0
- noun sympathy the condition of a physical system or body when its behaviour is similar or corresponds to that of a different system that influences it, such as the vibration of sympathetic strings 0
- noun sympathy a feeling of loyalty, support, or accord, as for an idea, cause, etc 0
- noun sympathy the mutual relationship between two organs or parts whereby a change in one has an effect on the other 0
- noun sympathy sameness of feeling; affinity between persons or of one person for another 0
- noun sympathy agreement in qualities; harmony; accord 0
- noun sympathy a mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling 0
- noun sympathy an entering into, or the ability to enter into, another person's mental state, feelings, emotions, etc. 0
- noun sympathy pity or compassion felt for another's trouble, suffering, etc. 0
- noun sympathy a feeling of approval of or agreement with an idea, cause, etc. 0
- noun sympathy a relation or harmony between bodies of such a nature that vibrations in one cause sympathetic vibrations in the other or others 0
- noun sympathy a relation between body parts of such a nature that a disorder, pain, etc. in one induces a similar effect in another 0