empathy

S2 W2

BrE /ˈempəθi/ AmE /ˈɛmpəθi/

noun en → es

1 UNDERSTANDING [uncountable] B2

the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person

empatía, comprensión emocional

  • show empathy for somebody

Collocations empathy with someone · lack of empathy

  • She showed great empathy towards the refugees.

    Ella mostró gran empatía hacia los refugiados.

2 PERSPECTIVE [uncountable] C1

the ability to consider things from another person's point of view

perspectiva, comprensión

  • have empathy for somebody

Collocations empathy towards someone's situation · develop empathy in children

  • He has a lot of empathy with people from different backgrounds.

    Él tiene mucha empatía con personas de diferentes orígenes.