noun (plural sympathies)
1 [U,C,usually pl.] the feeling of being sorry for sb; showing that you understand and care about sb's problems:
to express / feel / have sympathy for sb * I have no sympathy for Jan, it's all her own fault. * I wish he'd show me a little more sympathy. * Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the victims of the war. * (formal) May we offer our deepest sympathies on the death of your wife.
2 [U,C,usually pl.] the act of showing support for or approval of an idea, a cause, an organization, etc:
The seamen went on strike in sympathy with (= to show their support for) the dockers. * Her sympathies lie with the anti-abortion lobby.
3 [U] friendship and understanding between people who have similar opinions or interests:
There was no personal sympathy between them.
IDIOMS
in sympathy with sth (written) happening because sth else has happened:
Share prices slipped in sympathy with the German market.
out of sympathy with sb/sth (written) not agreeing with or not wanting to support sb/sth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for sympathy is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does sympathy appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — sympathy appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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