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Definition of Sympathy
Sym´pa`thy | n. | 1. | Feeling corresponding to that which another feels; the quality of being affected by the affection of another, with feelings correspondent in kind, if not in degree; fellow-feeling. | | 2. | An agreement of affections or inclinations, or a conformity of natural temperament, which causes persons to be pleased, or in accord, with one another; as, there is perfect sympathy between them. | | 3. | Kindness of feeling toward one who suffers; pity; commiseration; compassion. | | 4. | (Physiol. & Med.) The reciprocal influence exercised by organs or parts on one another, as shown in the effects of a diseased condition of one part on another part or organ, as in the vomiting produced by a tumor of the brain. | | 5. | A tendency of inanimate things to unite, or to act on each other; as, the sympathy between the loadstone and iron. | | 6. | Similarity of function, use office, or the like. |
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