/ˈɛmpəθi/
noun
The intellectual identification of the thoughts, feelings, or state of another person.
Climbing into bed with strangers was the only way Audrey could express empathy for the abused children she was charged to protect as an inner-city social worker.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
Empathy. The Effin Word, The Effin Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/empathy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin Word, s.v. empathy, accessed October 22, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/empathy.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin Word. (n.d.). Empathy. In The Effin Word. Retrieved October 22, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/empathy