empathetic
adjectiveUK /ˌempəˈθetɪk/
US /ˌempəˈθetɪk/
Being empathetic means you can feel and understand how someone else is feeling.
She was empathetic and listened quietly when her friend was sad.
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2. Able to sense another person's emotions as if you were feeling them yourself.
The empathetic nurse seemed to know when patients were scared.
3. Showing that you care about someone's problems by listening and responding gently.
His empathetic words helped her feel less alone.
4. Good at imagining what it is like to be in someone else's situation.
An empathetic reader can understand why the character acted that way.