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sympathy

sympathy

Meaning of sympathy

shared sorrow

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EN-UK/ˈsɪmpəθi/
EN-US/ˈsɪmpəθi/
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sympathy with Russian translation

sympathy usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Примите, пожалуйста, моё сочувствие в связи с вашей утратой.

Please accept my sympathy for your loss.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она кивнула с сочувствием, когда он говорил о своём детстве.

She nodded with sympathy when he spoke about his childhood.

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sympathy belongs to the topic "Emotions and Feelings". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

sympathyсочувствие
familyсемья
parentsродители
momмама
dadпапа
childребёнок
childrenдети

sympathy synonyms

Related words worth learning together

compassion
A strong feeling of sympathy combined with a desire to help; often implies action or caring behaviour.
condolences
Expressions of sympathy specifically offered to people after a death; typically used in formal or ritual contexts.
commiseration
Expression of sympathy or sorrow for someone's misfortune; more formal or literary than everyday 'sympathy'.
empathy
Understanding or sharing another person's feelings from their perspective (putting yourself in their shoes); more about feeling with someone than feeling for them.
pity
Feeling sorry for someone's misfortune, often with a sense of distance or superiority; can be condescending.
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🇬🇧en

A strong feeling of sympathy combined with a desire to help; often implies action or caring behaviour.

B1Often

Her compassion led her to volunteer at the shelter.

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condolences

Expressions of sympathy specifically offered to people after a death; typically used in formal or ritual contexts.

B1Rarely

Please accept my condolences on the loss of your father.

C
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commiseration

Expression of sympathy or sorrow for someone's misfortune; more formal or literary than everyday 'sympathy'.

B1Rarely

His letter contained warm commiseration after her loss.

🇬🇧en

Understanding or sharing another person's feelings from their perspective (putting yourself in their shoes); more about feeling with someone than feeling for them.

B1Often

She showed real empathy, remembering how helpless I felt then.

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pity

Feeling sorry for someone's misfortune, often with a sense of distance or superiority; can be condescending.

B1Often

I felt pity for the old man struggling with his bags.

🇬🇧en

Worry or interest about a problem or situation; can express care but is more about anxiety or involvement than emotional sympathy.

B1Very Often

Her main concern was whether the children were safe.

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support

Practical help or emotional backing given to someone; more action-oriented than sympathy, though motivated by it.

B1Very Often

He gave her emotional support during the trial.

S
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solidarity

Unity or mutual support within a group, often in response to injustice or struggle; collective rather than individual feeling.

B1Often

The workers showed solidarity by striking together.

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How to pronounce sympathy and what this word means

sympathy means sympathy. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce sympathy

/ˈsɪmpəθi/

sympathy translation

sympathy

sympathy examples

Please accept my sympathy for your loss.

sympathy transcription

/ˈsɪmpəθi/, /ˈsɪmpəθi/

Questions about this word

sympathy meaning: what does it mean?

shared sorrow

sympathy pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

sympathy is pronounced as /ˈsɪmpəθi/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

sympathy definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Please accept my sympathy for your loss. Translation: Примите, пожалуйста, моё сочувствие в связи с вашей утратой.

Is sympathy part of Emotions and Feelings vocabulary?

Yes, sympathy can be learned in the Emotions and Feelings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is sympathy part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, sympathy can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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