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sympathy

UK
/ˈsɪm.pə.θi/
US
/ˈsɪm.pə.θi/

Translations

sympathynoun
sympathies
pl
soutienAppui moral ou adhésion à une cause.
He showed his sympathy for the cause by attending the rally.
Il a montré son soutien à la cause en assistant au rassemblement.
There was a strong sympathy between the two friends, allowing them to communicate without words.
Il y avait une forte sympathie entre les deux amis, ce qui leur permettait de communiquer sans mots.
She expressed her sympathy for the victims of the disaster.
Elle a exprimé sa compassion pour les victimes de la catastrophe.
Additional translations
résonance sympathiquePhysique et musique.
Synonyms
solicitude
care
condolence
commiseration
understanding
empathy
pity
compassion
sympathyadjective
UK
/ˈsɪm.pə.θi/
US
/ˈsɪm.pə.θi/
Used attributively before another noun, e.g., "sympathy card", "sympathy vote"
de condoléancesEmployé pour un message ou un objet destiné à exprimer la compassion après un deuil ou un malheur.
She bought a sympathy card for her colleague.
Elle a acheté une carte de condoléances pour sa collègue.
Synonyms
condoling
commiserative
warm
considerate
kind
supportive
understanding
empathetic
compassionate
sympathetic
sympathiesnoun

sympathy

sympathies
pl
UK
/ˈsɪm.pə.θiz/
US
/ˈsɪm.pə.θiz/
condoléancesAu pluriel, dans le sens de compassion exprimée à la suite d’un deuil.
She expressed her sympathies to the family after hearing about their loss.
Elle a présenté ses condoléances à la famille après avoir appris leur deuil.
sympathiesAu pluriel, dans le sens d’affinités, de soutien ou d’approbation envers une idée, une cause ou un groupe.
His political sympathies were clearly with the reformers.
Ses sympathies politiques allaient clairement aux réformateurs.
Synonyms
compassion
pity
affinity
concern
fellow feeling
condolences
commiseration
understanding
empathy
Antonyms
hostilities
antipathies

Definitions

sympathynoun
Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
She expressed her sympathy for the victims of the disaster.
Understanding between people; common feeling.
There was a strong sympathy between the two friends, allowing them to communicate without words.
Support in the form of shared feelings or opinions.
He showed his sympathy for the cause by attending the rally.
A relationship of mutual influence or parallel action between things, especially the synchronous vibration of two objects.
The two guitars resonated in sympathy when one string was plucked.
sympathyadjective
Intended to express, convey, or evoke feelings of pity or compassion.
She bought a sympathy card for her colleague.
sympathiesnoun
Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
She expressed her sympathies to the family after hearing about their loss.
Support or approval for an idea, cause, or group.
His political sympathies were clearly with the reformers.
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