empathy

empathie

Capacité à comprendre ce qu’une autre personne ressent et ce qu’elle vit.

En anglais simple : The ability to understand how someone else feels and what their experiences are like.

• She listened with empathy.
• His own experience gave him empathy for others.
• Good teachers show empathy with their students.

Comment l'utiliser : empathy for/with someone (She showed empathy for families who had lost their homes.)

Synonymes : understanding

Expressions courantes : show empathy, empathy for someone, lack of empathy