Empathy

//ˈɛmpəθi//

Word Type

Noun

The word "empathy" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Causes Desire

Dbpedia Genre

instant messaging

Derived Terms

cold empathy double empathy problem empath empathic empathist empathogen empathy belly empathy map empathyless hot empathy hyperempathetic hyperempathy pseudo-empathy suicidal empathy telempathy

Context

parapsychology science fiction

Has Property

emotional vital to human interaction

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

fellow feeling sympathy

Type Of (IsA)

emotion software sympathy

Receives Action

Related Terms

sympathy technopathy telepathy

Related Terms

autism biopathy cyberpathy paranormal point of view psychically sympathy technopathy telepathy

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.