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sympathy

/ˈsɪmpəθi/
noun
  1. A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion.

  2. The ability to share the feelings of another.

  3. A mutual relationship between people or things such that they are correspondingly affected by any condition.

Antonymscontempt

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