sympathy

sympathy
01. Her boss didn't show much [sympathy] when she tried to explain why she hadn't finished the work on time.
02. Everyone talks to her about their problems because she is such a [sympathetic] listener.
03. Euripides suggested that man's best possession is a [sympathetic] wife.
04. I don't have much [sympathy] for people who lose money speculating on the real estate market.
05. I certainly [sympathize] with your desire to spend more time with your family, but I'm afraid we just can't give you any extra time off.
06. I would like to extend my sincere [sympathy] to you and your family. I know that you will miss your grandmother a lot, but I know that her memory will live with you for many years to come.
07. The American attacks on the Iraqis have seemingly only succeeded in generating [sympathy] for Saddam Hussein among the Arab countries.
08. No one had much [sympathy] for Eleanor when she got fired because she was such a difficult person to work with.
09. My boss was very [sympathetic] when he heard I was having marital problems that were affecting my work, because she went through a divorce herself about two years ago.
10. The actor was able to take a very disagreeable role and turn it into a [sympathetic] character that the audience could at least understand somewhat.
11. I truly [sympathize] with you regarding your poor health, but the fact is, your work is suffering and we are going to have to let you go.
12. We sent our [sympathies] when we heard of her death, but were unable to attend the funeral.
13. There is a Turkish proverb which states that too much [sympathy] for the unfortunate makes you unhappy.
14. A high-ranking French politician has had to resign after evidence was found showing him to be a Nazi [sympathizer] during the war.
15. During the trial, the mother of the victim astonished everyone by expressing [sympathy] for the family of her son's attacker.
16. According to the rules of Buddhism, one should be [sympathetic] and helpful to all living things, and never harm or kill them.
17. In 1989, Zhao Ziyang, who had expressed [sympathy] for pro-democracy student demonstrators, was replaced by Jiang Zemin as general-secretary of the Communist Party of China.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • sympathy — sym‧pa‧thy [ˈsɪmpəθi] noun 1. come out in sympathy HUMAN RESOURCES if workers come out in sympathy with workers who strike (= refuse to work), they refuse to work as well: • The truck drivers are on strike, and other employees have downed tools ( …   Financial and business terms

  • Sympathy — Sym pa*thy, n.; pl. {Sympathies}. [F. sympathie, L. sympathia, Gr. ?; sy n with + ? suffering, passion, fr. ?, ?, to suffer. See {Syn }, and {Pathos}.] 1. Feeling corresponding to that which another feels; the quality of being affected by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sympathy — 1 *attraction, affinity Analogous words: reciprocality, correspondence (see corresponding adjectives at RECIPROCAL): *harmony, consonance, accord, concord Antonyms: antipathy 2 Sympathy, pity, compassion, commiseration, condolence, ruth, empathy… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Sympathy — is a social affinity in which one person stands with another person, closely understanding his or her feelings. The word derives from the Greek συμπάθεια ( sympatheia ) [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi… …   Wikipedia

  • sympathy — 1570s, affinity between certain things, from M.Fr. sympathie, from L.L. sympathia community of feeling, sympathy, from Gk. sympatheia, from sympathes having a fellow feeling, affected by like feelings, from syn together + pathos feeling (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Sympathy — ist ein Death Metal Projekt aus Kanada. Biografie Anfang der 90er Jahre gründete Dharok die Band Sympathy mit drei Freunden in Saskatchewan, Kanada. Zwei Jahre später, nach der ersten Demo Aufnahme und ein Debüt Album, verließen die drei Freunde… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sympathy — [n1] shared feeling accord, affinity, agreement, alliance, attraction, benignancy, close relation, commiseration, compassion, concord, congeniality, connection, correspondence, empathy, feelings, fellow feeling, harmony, heart, kindliness,… …   New thesaurus

  • sympathy — ► NOUN (pl. sympathies) 1) feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else s misfortune. 2) understanding between people; common feeling. 3) support for or approval of something. 4) (in sympathy) relating harmoniously to something else; in keeping.… …   English terms dictionary

  • sympathy — index affinity (regard), concordance, condonation, goodwill, humanity (humaneness), lenience, pity …   Law dictionary

  • sympathy — see empathy …   Modern English usage

  • sympathy — [sim′pə thē] n. pl. sympathies [L sympathia < Gr sympatheia < syn , together + pathos, feeling: see PATHOS] 1. sameness of feeling; affinity between persons or of one person for another 2. Now Rare agreement in qualities; harmony; accord 3 …   English World dictionary

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