Empathogen

//ɛmˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.

Etymology

From empathy + -o- + -gen, coined by American psychologist Ralph Metzner in 1983.

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