sympathy

1. An inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion (synset 106208877)
   "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
   is a type of: disposition, inclination, tendency - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
   same as: understanding
2. Sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) (synset 107568767)
   is a type of: feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states
   subtypes:

   • concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
   • kind-heartedness, kindheartedness - sympathy arising from a kind heart
   • compassion, compassionateness - a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
   • commiseration, pathos, pity, ruth - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
   • compatibility - a feeling of sympathetic understanding
   • empathy - understanding and entering into another's feelings
   same as: fellow feeling
3. A relation of affinity or harmony between people;
   Whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other (synset 113834112)
   "the two of them were in close sympathy"
   is a type of: affinity, kinship - a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
   subtypes: mutual affection, mutual understanding - sympathy of each person for the other

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