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Definition of Empathy
1. Noun. Understanding and entering into another's feelings.
Definition of Empathy
1. imaginative identification with another's thoughts and feelings [n -THIES] : EMPATHIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Empathy
1. An individual's objective and insightful awareness of the feelings and behaviour of another person. It should be distinguished from sympathy, which is usually nonobjective and noncritical. It includes caring, which is the demonstration of an awareness of and a concern for the good of others. (12 Dec 1998)