empathy

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  1. noun Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives. See Synonyms at pity.
  2. noun The attribution of one's own feelings to an object.

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  • From a personal point of view, this empathy was a pallid substitute for the warmth and intimacy of a genuine mind link, but from the point of view of his work as a leader of the Italian Nationalists, his skill at judging the honesty and integrity of his fellow conspirators had been invaluable. —  Prince of the Night
  • It's a profound failure of moral imagination-which is essential for empathy, which is at the foundation of the Golden Rule. —  365 Gay News
  • Suspense requires a degree of empathy, and they're at their most aloof here. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Nurturing involves empathy, and the responsibility to take care of oneself and others for whom we are responsible. —  Liblogs.ca latest blog entries
  • The book extols on what the 38-year-old Patnaik has staked his professional career on: companies will succeed when they tap into the power of empathy, which is the ability to reach outside of ourselves, connect with people and see the situation through their eyes.
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  1. en-2 + -pathy (translation of German Einfühlung).
 

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