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| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. [1/5 definitions] |
| appeal |
a sincere and earnest request or plea, usu. for aid or sympathy. [1/7 definitions] |
| aw |
(informal) used to express protest, displeasure, disbelief, sympathy, or the like. |
| bleed |
to feel grief, sympathy or sorrow. [1/7 definitions] |
| cold-hearted |
without kindness or sympathy. |
| commiserate |
to express pity or sympathy for. [1/2 definitions] |
| condole |
to express sympathy or sorrow for one suffering misfortune or pain. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. [2 definitions] |
| consciousness-raising |
a process in which people are made more sensitive or aware of others, and thus gain understanding and sympathy for their situation, used in combating discrimination. [1/2 definitions] |
| feel |
to have sympathy (usu. fol. by "for"). [1/15 definitions] |
| feeling |
easily aroused to emotion, esp. sympathy for others. [1/10 definitions] |
| feel sorry for |
to feel sympathy or compassion for (a person or animal). [1/2 definitions] |
| handclasp |
the grasping of each other's hands by two or more people, as a salutation or expression of affection, sympathy, or the like. |
| hardhearted |
without feeling or sympathy; pitiless. |
| have pity |
to feel sympathy or compassion for one who is suffering or in need, often leading one to engage in some act of mercy or kindness (usu. fol. by "on" or "for"). |
| heart |
sympathy, compassion, or love. [1/8 definitions] |
| heartstrings |
the deepest feelings of love or sympathy. |
| humanity |
compassion, sympathy, or humane concern. [1/4 definitions] |
| inhuman |
characterized by a lack of human warmth, mercy, or sympathy; cruel, brutal, or unfeeling. [1/3 definitions] |
| inhumanity |
lack of pity, sympathy, or kindness; cruelty. [1/2 definitions] |
| kind1 |
showing understanding or sympathy. [1/2 definitions] |
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