Definitions for Empathetic
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1. empathic, empatheticadjective

   showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states

   "a sensitive and empathetic school counselor"

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1. empatheticadjective

   Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings etc; empathic

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1. Empathetic

   Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. Definitions of empathy encompass a broad range of social, cognitive, and emotional processes primarily concerned with understanding others (and others' emotions in particular). Types of empathy include cognitive empathy, emotional (or affective) empathy, somatic empathy, and spiritual empathy.

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1. empathetic

   The ability and quality of showing empathy.

   They were very empathetic to each other and united to change easily what causes the current perception.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 25, 2020  

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1. Empathetic

   Empathic vs. Empathetic -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Empathic and Empathetic.

How to pronounce Empathetic?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Empathetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Empathetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Empathetic in a Sentence

1. Lori Day:

   The shaming and the anger and the 'you're dumb' kind of stuff that people are doing isn't working, i think it is making people dig in more and it seems to me what has to happen is a different type of dialogue that is a little bit more empathetic and more listening and more saying, 'I understand how you feel and that this is scary.'.

2. Lila Rose:

   If they’re just hearing one side — that women’s rights are being withheld in some way by pro-lifers — they’re going to want to do what’s most empathetic, but if they’re getting the perspective that a baby also has human rights, and that no woman has the right to kill her child — this viewpoint can be very compelling.

3. Mark Cucuzzella:

   Help a close friend, be empathetic. Its powerful for your health.Ifyou can help someone get better, that helps you get better in ways that we dont even know how to measure.

4. Jay Inslee:

   We hope that a good bill gets to my desk, i'm very empathetic with the nurses on unduly burdening them so they can't be proficient in their work and so I just hope this gets resolved in a way that we have serious legislation.

5. Michael Coren:

   It's not being woke to say no, that's not acceptable anymore, this is simply being sensible, courteous and empathetic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Empathetic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Empathetic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathetic