transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsim-pə-thē ]
noun
( plural -thies )
Etymology: Latin sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathēs having common feelings, sympathetic, from syn- + pathos feelings, emotion, experience — more at pathos
Date: 1579
1.
a. : an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other
b. : mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it
c. : unity or harmony in action or effect
every part is in complete sympathy with the scheme as a whole — Edwin Benson
2.
a. : inclination to think or feel alike : emotional or intellectual accord
in sympathy with their goals
b. : feeling of loyalty : tendency to favor or support
republican sympathies
3.
a. : the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another
b. : the feeling or mental state brought about by such sensitivity
have sympathy for the poor
4. : the correlation existing between bodies capable of communicating their vibrational energy to one another through some medium
Synonyms: see attraction , pity