/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 28 Oct. 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “empathy”, accessed October 28, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/empathy.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Empathy. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved October 28, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/empathy