empathy
/ˈɛmpəθi/ noun C1- Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person. · She had a lot of empathy for her neighbor; she knew what it was like to lose a parent too.
- The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.
- A paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions.
Plural empathies
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Such evasive tactics are not merely linguistic quirks; they represent a fundamental failure of empathy and a refusal to honor the emotional reality of another person.
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