what do you call it when you feel anothers pain?

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#1  Edited By animegreen

whats the word? I was talking to my friend yesterday and i told her I feel apathy for your pain... now i feel like a dumbass because i forgot apathy meant not caring. so whats the proper word?

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#2  Edited By Scooper

You just say "I feel/share your pain".

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#3  Edited By KaosAngel

Empathy.

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#4  Edited By animegreen

thank you kaosangel i CANT BELIEVE i got those words confused  I am such a dumbass  =(

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#5  Edited By skrutop

 

em⋅pa⋅thy

–noun
1.the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
2.the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself: By means of empathy, a great painting becomes a mirror of the self.