empathetic

Thân thiện

The school counselor gives empathetic advice to a concerned student.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states: The quality of being able to understand and share the feelings, thoughts, or perspectives of another person. It involves an intellectual and emotional awareness of another's internal state.

Usage

• The word "empathetic" describes a person, their character, or their actions. It is used to indicate a capacity for deep understanding and emotional resonance with others.
• It is often used in contexts discussing psychology, counseling, interpersonal relationships, and emotional intelligence.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She is a deeply empathetic listener who makes people feel truly heard.
  • An empathetic response can help de-escalate a tense situation.
  • The manager's empathetic approach improved team morale.

Advanced Usage

• "to be empathetic toward(s) someone": To direct one's understanding and shared feeling specifically towards another person.
  • The teacher was very empathetic toward the struggling student.
• Empathetic vs. Sympathetic: While often used interchangeably in casual speech, "empathetic" more strongly implies an ability to actively understand and share another's feelings from their perspective ("I feel you"). "Sympathetic" often implies feelings of pity, sorrow, or support from one's own perspective ("I feel you").

Variants and Related Words

• Empathy (n): The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
  • His empathy made him an excellent friend.
• Empathize (v): To understand and share the feelings of another.
  • I can empathize with your frustration.
• Empath (n, informal): A person with a heightened capacity for empathy.

Synonyms

• Understanding: Showing comprehension of another's situation or feelings.
• Compassionate: Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
• Sensitive: Quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences; here, it means aware of and responsive to the feelings of others.

Antonyms

• Apathetic: Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
• Indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
• Unsympathetic: Not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Related Phrases

• Empathetic connection: A bond formed through mutual understanding and shared feeling.
  • The therapy session fostered an empathetic connection between them.
• Cultivate empathy: To consciously develop the ability to be empathetic.
  • Reading diverse literature can help cultivate empathy.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states
   • a sensitive and empathetic school counselor

Từ đồng nghĩa

• empathic