SYMPATHY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of sympathy – Learner’s Dictionary

sympathy
noun [ U ]
uk
/ˈsɪmpəθi/
us

sympathy noun [U] (PROBLEMS)

B2
the feeling that you understand and care about someone's problems:
I have no sympathy for people who say they can't find work but are really just too lazy to look.
It's not money she wants, it's just a little sympathy.
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sympathy noun [U] (IDEAS)

agreement with or support for someone's ideas or actions:
Scott was in sympathy with this view.

(Definition of sympathy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of sympathy

in Chinese (Traditional)
理解, 同情(心),理解, 支持…
in Chinese (Simplified)
理解, 同情(心),理解, 支持…
in Spanish
compasión, lástima, simpatía [feminine…
in Portuguese
compaixão, solidariedade, compaixão [feminine]…
in more languages
in Marathi
in Japanese
in Turkish
in French
in Catalan
in Dutch
in Tamil
in Hindi
in Gujarati
in Danish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Urdu
in Ukrainian
in Russian
in Telugu
in Arabic
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in Czech
in Indonesian
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in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Korean
in Italian
सहानभूती, सहानुभूती…
同情, 思いやり, 同情(どうじょう)…
halden anlama, çelebice davranma, anlayış gösterme…
compassion [feminine], sympathie [feminine], sympathie…
compassió, llàstima…
medeleven, sympathie…
(ஒரு வெளிப்பாடு) புரிதல் மற்றும் வேறொருவரின் துன்பத்தை கவனித்தல், ஆதரவு மற்றும் உடன்பாடு…
संवेदना, दया, सहानुभूति…
સહાનુભૂતિ, દયા, સમર્થન અને સંમતિ…
sympati, medfølelse, forståelse…
medkänsla, medlidande, sympati…
simpati…
die Anteilnahme, die Übereinstimmung…
sympati [masculine], forståelse [masculine], medfølelse…
ہمدردی…
співчуття, жалість, симпатія…
сочувствие, одобрение…
. సానుభూతి, మద్దతు, ఒప్పందం…
تَعاطُف…
সমবেদনা, সহানুভূতি…
soustrast, sympatie, souhlas…
simpati…
ความเห็นใจ, ความมีใจเหมือนกัน…
sự đồng cảm, sự thương cảm, sự đồng tình…
współczucie, litość, solidarność…
동정, 공감…
comprensione, compassione, comprensione condoglianze…
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