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   Em·pa·thy

   /ˈempəTHē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the ability to understand and share the feelings of another: "he has a total lack of empathy for anybody"

   Word Origin early 20th century: from Greek empatheia (from em- ‘in’ + pathos ‘feeling’) translating German Einfühlung.

   Derivatives

   • 1. empathist noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • E

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   • M

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   • P

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   • A

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   • T

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   • H

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   • Y

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