sympathy

nouns

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
"his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
sympathy, understanding
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sympathize
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sympathise
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
fellow feeling, sympathy
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sympathize
a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
"the two of them were in close sympathy"
sympathy
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sympathize
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sympathise
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is a type of (narrower)
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
"found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
affinity, kinship