Definition of sympathy

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Sympathy (n.) The reciprocal influence exercised by the various organs or parts of the body on one another, as manifested in the transmission of a disease by unknown means from one organ to another quite remote, or in the influence exerted by a diseased condition of one part on another part or organ, as in the vomiting produced by a tumor of the brain..

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Associable :: Associable (a.) Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; -- said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc..
Condolence :: Condolence (n.) Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
Associate :: Associate (a.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions..
Dissympathy :: Dissympathy (n.) Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
Republicanism :: Republicanism (n.) Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of government..
Extend :: Extend (v. t.) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering..
Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) Kindness of feeling toward one who suffers; pity; commiseration; compassion.
Unsympathy :: Unsympathy (n.) Absence or lack of sympathy.
Sympathetic :: Sympathetic (a.) Produced by, or expressive of, sympathy..
Impenetrable :: Impenetrable (a.) Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.; unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; as, an impenetrable mind, or heart..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire..
Communicate :: Communicate (v. i.) To share or participate; to possess or enjoy in common; to have sympathy.
Dryly :: Dryly (adv.) In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly.
Neighbor :: Neighbor (n.) One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
Communicate :: Communicate (v. i.) To give alms, sympathy, or aid..
Aloof :: Aloof (adv.) Without sympathy; unfavorably.
Relentless :: Relentless (a.) Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism..
Unkind :: Unkind (a.) Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful..
Dispathy :: Dispathy (n.) Lack of sympathy; want of passion; apathy.
Sensibility :: Sensibility (n.) The capacity of emotion or feeling, as distinguished from the intellect and the will; peculiar susceptibility of impression, pleasurable or painful; delicacy of feeling; quick emotion or sympathy; as, sensibility to pleasure or pain; sensibility to shame or praise; exquisite sensibility; -- often used in the plural..
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