- the act or state of feeling sorrow or compassion for another:I can do no more than express my deep sympathy for you in your loss.
- agreement in feelings or emotions between people or on the part of one person toward another, especially as based on similar tastes, shared understanding, etc.:The characters are odious and self-serving, and neither arouses any sympathy in the reader.
- sympathies,
- feelings or impulses of compassion: The mayor extends her deepest sympathies to all those affected by the bridge collapse.
- feelings of favor, support, or loyalty: It's hard to tell where your sympathies lie.
- favor or approval: He viewed the plan with sympathy and publicly backed it.
- agreement, consonance, or accord: It's difficult not to have some sympathy with the sentiments expressed.
- a relationship between persons in which the condition of one induces a parallel or reciprocal condition in another.
- the relation between parts or organs whereby a condition or disorder of one part induces some effect in another.
- expressing sympathy: A sympathy card can be an encouraging ray of light to someone who has recently lost a loved one.Some suspect the nomination was a sympathy vote rather than a true reflection of her qualifications.
- the sharing of another's emotions, esp of sorrow or anguish; pity; compassion
- an affinity or harmony, usually of feelings or interests, between persons or things
- mutual affection or understanding arising from such a relationship; congeniality
- the condition of a physical system or body when its behaviour is similar or corresponds to that of a different system that influences it, such as the vibration of sympathetic strings
- a feeling of loyalty, support, or accord, as for an idea, cause, etc
- the mutual relationship between two organs or parts whereby a change in one has an effect on the other
