sympathy

Noun

• a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
  • the two of them were in close sympathy
    

• sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  fellow feeling , understanding