empathy
gb/ˈɛmpəθi/ us/ˈɛmpəθi/
B2
Angličtina
~ 9600
Významy
0 významů
Podstatné jméno
B2
property
1
ability to understand others' feelings
The ability to feel and understand what another person is feeling, as if you were in their place.
Vzorec užití:
empathy for [someone/something]
Častá chyba:
Learners often confuse "empathy" with "sympathy". "Empathy" means you really understand or feel what the other person feels, while "sympathy" usually means you feel sorry for them. Another common mistake is using the wrong preposition: say "empathy for" or "empathy with" someone, not "empathy to" someone.
Synonyma
compassion (Includes a stronger wish to help or care for someone who is suffering, not just to understand their feelings.)
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sympathy (Focuses more on feeling sorry for someone, and less on fully sharing or understanding their inner experience.)
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understanding (A broader word that can mean intellectual or practical understanding, not always emotional sharing.)
Antonyma
indifference (Suggests not caring about another person's feelings at all.)
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apathy (Suggests a general lack of feeling or interest, including toward other people's emotions.)
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callousness (Adds a sense of being emotionally hard and uncaring about others' pain.)
Kolokace
show empathy
|have empathy
|empathy for others
|deep empathy
|lack of empathy
|empathy and compassion
Témata
emotions
|relationships
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- Good leaders show empathy when they listen to their team’s worries.
- Her deep empathy for animals led her to become a veterinarian.
- Talking about his own past helped him feel more empathy for his teenage son.
- The book helped me develop empathy for people living in very different conditions.
- A lack of empathy can damage close relationships.
Učební příklady
- She has a lot of empathy for her friends.
- It is important to show empathy when someone is sad.
- His empathy helped his coworker feel better.
- Reading stories can build empathy for other people.
- He spoke with empathy about families who lost their homes.
unknown
technical
C1
property
2
psychological capacity for perspective-taking
In psychology, the mental skill to correctly understand what another person thinks and feels, and to react in a helpful way.
Vzorec užití:
empathy toward [patients/clients/others]
Častá chyba:
Learners may not realize this is a more technical use of the same basic idea. In academic or clinical texts, "empathy" can be broken into types such as "cognitive empathy" (understanding thoughts) and "emotional empathy" (sharing feelings). The word still behaves grammatically like the general sense.
Synonyma
perspective-taking (Highlights the mental act of adopting another person's point of view, sometimes without strong shared emotion.)
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empathic understanding (A technical phrase in counseling and therapy, often used for a therapist’s accurate, sensitive understanding of a client.)
Antonyma
egocentrism (In psychology, describes a tendency to see situations only from one’s own point of view.)
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alexithymia (A clinical term for difficulty in recognizing and describing one’s own emotions, often linked to reduced empathy for others.)
Kolokace
cognitive empathy
|emotional empathy
|empathy skills
|empathy training
|empathy scale
|empathy deficit
Témata
psychology
|medicine
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- Therapists are trained to use empathy to create a safe space for their clients.
- The study found a correlation between cognitive empathy and conflict-resolution skills.
- Medical schools now include courses on empathy to improve doctor–patient communication.
- Children on the spectrum may show differences in certain types of empathy.
- The questionnaire was designed to measure levels of emotional empathy in adults.
Učební příklady
- The doctor used empathy to understand the patient’s fear.
- In training, nurses practice empathy with other students.
- Good counselors need strong empathy skills.
- Researchers study empathy in children and adults.
- Teachers can use empathy to help students feel safe.
Podstatné jméno
technical
C2
action
3
projection of feelings into objects
In art theory, the idea of putting your own feelings into an object or picture in your mind, as if it had your emotions.
Synonyma
aesthetic projection (More explicitly describes putting one’s own feelings into an object in the context of art and beauty.)
Antonyma
detached observation (Emphasizes looking at an object or artwork without emotionally identifying with it.)
Kolokace
aesthetic empathy
|empathy with a work of art
|empathy in aesthetic experience
|projective empathy
Témata
art
|philosophy
|arts_entertainment
|emotions
Příklady
- The philosopher describes aesthetic empathy as a projection of the viewer’s feelings into the artwork.
- In early theories of art, empathy was used to explain why we feel movement and life in static sculptures.
- Her analysis of landscape painting focuses on the role of empathy between the observer and the scene.
Učební příklady
- Some art books talk about empathy with a painting.
- Old art theory used the word empathy in a special way.
- In this theory, empathy means putting your own feelings into an object.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
empathy
IPA
GB/ˈɛmpəθi/
US/ˈɛmpəθi/
Slabiky a přízvuk
em - pathy (2 slabiky)
Stress on 1st syllable (em)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: empathy
- Plural: empathy
Příbuzná slova
Core family
empathetic
adjective B2
empathize
verb B2
Related words
empathic
adjective
empathetically
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unempathetic
adjective
Advanced or less common
empath
noun
Výrazy
cognitive empathy
1/kˈɑɡnɪtɪv ˈɛmpəθi/
fixed phrase
technical
thinking-based understanding of emotions
The mental skill to know what someone else feels or thinks, even if you do not feel the same emotion yourself.
Příklady
- Cognitive empathy helps negotiators predict the other side’s reactions.
- The study found that cognitive empathy and emotional empathy are related but distinct abilities.
- Teachers can use cognitive empathy to see a situation from a child’s point of view.
emotional empathy
1/ɪmˈoʊʃənəl ˈɛmpəθi/
fixed phrase
technical
sharing others' emotions directly
The ability to feel the same kind of emotion that another person feels, almost as if their feelings were your own.
Příklady
- High emotional empathy can make some people feel overwhelmed in crowded places.
- Therapists must balance emotional empathy with professional boundaries.
- The film was designed to trigger emotional empathy for its characters.
empathy fatigue
1/ˈɛmpəθi fətˈiɡ/
fixed phrase
technical
feeling worn out from caring
A feeling of being too tired or emotionally empty to care about other people’s problems, often after seeing a lot of suffering.
Příklady
- Frontline workers reported empathy fatigue after months of crisis care.
- Constant exposure to bad news can lead to empathy fatigue.
- Organizations are trying to prevent empathy fatigue among volunteers.
empathy for others
1/ˈɛmpəθi fɚ ˈʌðɚz/
fixed phrase
empathy directed at other people
Empathy that you feel for people in general, not only for one specific person.
Příklady
- Stories can help children build empathy for others.
- Her work is driven by deep empathy for others.
- We try to teach empathy for others in our school program.
empathy gap
1/ˈɛmpəθi ɡˈæp/
fixed phrase
technical
difficulty imagining others' feelings
A situation where someone cannot really imagine how another person feels, often because they feel very different themselves.
Příklady
- The empathy gap makes it hard for healthy people to understand life with chronic pain.
- Policy makers often have an empathy gap with the people their decisions affect most.
- The study explores the empathy gap between those who have experienced poverty and those who have not.
empathy machine
1/ˈɛmpəθi məʃˈin/
fixed phrase
literary
tool or medium that creates empathy
A creative way to describe something, like film or virtual reality, that makes people strongly feel what others feel.
Příklady
- Some critics call cinema the greatest empathy machine ever invented.
- Virtual reality is promoted as a new empathy machine for social issues.
- The director sees her art as an empathy machine for marginalized voices.
empathy map
1/ˈɛmpəθi mˈæp/
fixed phrase
technical
diagram to understand users' feelings
A picture or chart that helps teams understand what a customer or user thinks, feels, says, and does.
Příklady
- The design team created an empathy map before building the new app.
- We used an empathy map to understand our key customer segments.
- An empathy map can reveal hidden user frustrations.
empathy training
1/ˈɛmpəθi tɹˈeɪnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
programs to build empathy skills
Courses or activities that try to help people become better at understanding and sharing others’ feelings.
Příklady
- The hospital introduced empathy training for all new nurses.
- Many companies now offer empathy training for their managers.
- Empathy training can improve communication in diverse teams.
have empathy for
1/hˈæv ˈɛmpəθi fɚ/
fixed phrase
to feel empathy toward someone
To be able to understand and share the feelings of a person or group.
Příklady
- Teachers need to have empathy for students under stress.
- She has a lot of empathy for people who grew up in poverty.
- It’s hard to have empathy for him when he never listens to anyone else.
lack of empathy
1/lˈæk əv ˈɛmpəθi/
fixed phrase
not having enough empathy
A situation where a person does not understand or care about other people's feelings.
Příklady
- His comments showed a complete lack of empathy for the victims.
- Many people criticize the policy for its lack of empathy toward refugees.
- A lack of empathy can make teamwork very difficult.
show empathy
1/ʃˈoʊ ˈɛmpəθi/
fixed phrase
to demonstrate empathy in behavior
To act in a way that makes someone feel that you understand and care about their feelings.
Příklady
- Managers should show empathy when giving difficult feedback.
- He showed real empathy when he listened without judging.
- The nurse showed empathy by taking extra time to explain the procedure.