empathised

Shared another's feelings

Empathised is the past tense of empathise, the British spelling of empathize.

To empathise is to understand and share another person's feelings—not just to recognize their emotions, but to feel something of what they feel: She empathised with his frustration.

Empathy goes deeper than sympathy, which may be mere acknowledgment.

emotional-connection

compassion

Concern for others' distress

sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
understandingMental comprehension of something
rapportHarmonious mutual connection

bond · solidarity · resonance · attunement · connection · relatedness · fellow-feeling · identification · communion · warmth

caring-response

concern

Troubled interest in something

considerationCareful thought or compensation
thoughtfulnessAttentive care for others
tendernessGentle, caring quality

gentleness · kindness · supportiveness · nurturing · comforting · soothing · listening · attending · responding · helping

cognitive-understanding

perspective-taking

Understanding another's viewpoint

insightDeep perceptive understanding
awarenessState of perceiving reality
perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli

recognition · comprehension · discernment · intuition · interpretation · realization · appreciation · acknowledgment · grasping · sensing

Opposites

emotional engagement

empathisedignored

Purposely not noticed

disregarded · tuned out · dismissed · detached · turned away

interpersonal response

empathiseddismissed

Released from duty

invalidated · rejected · scorned · mocked · belittled

Family

empathise, empathises, empathising

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