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empathizeto understand and share the feelings of another person

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to understand and share the feelings of another person

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈempəθaɪz/

Korean meaning: 다른 사람의 감정을 이해하고 공감하다

Korean pronunciation: **엠**퍼싸이즈

Example Sentences

  • I empathize with my cat - we both hate Mondays and love napping.
  • As a teacher, she could empathize with students' anxiety about exams.
  • I can empathize with anyone who's tried to assemble IKEA furniture at 2 AM.

empathize

VERB

//ˈempəθaɪz//

to understand and share the feelings of another person

empathize concept
💡 Concept

A caring student empathizes with their friend's emotional struggle

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empathize rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Don't just criticize or emphasize - learn to empathize!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈempəθaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈempəθaɪz/

🌳Etymology

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Rootpath
Suffix--ize

Origin

20세기 초 독일 심리학자들이 만든 'Einfühlung(감정이입)'을 영어로 번역하면서 탄생한 단어입니다. 그리스어 'empatheia'에서 유래되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

emphasizesymbolizecriticize
emphasize
symbolize
criticize

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I empathize with my cat - we both hate Mondays and love napping.

As a teacher, she could empathize with students' anxiety about exams.

😄 Fun example

I can empathize with anyone who's tried to assemble IKEA furniture at 2 AM.

Having lost her job recently, she could empathize with the unemployed workers.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

sympathizeunderstandrelate toidentify withfeel for

Antonyms

ignoredismissdisregard

Related

empathycompassionsympathyemotional intelligenceunderstanding