Grade 8

sympathy (sym-pa-thy)

Definition


noun.
sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune; the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune

Example Sentence

I felt sympathy for my friend whose grandpa died.

Synonyms

compassion; feeling; condolence; commiseration

Antonyms

hardheartedness; callousness

Rhymes

  • sympathy