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sympathy n. [
understanding] an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
. wn #2
sympathy n. [
fellow feeling] sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
. wn #3
sympathy n. a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympathy"
. wn