Empathy
ˈɛmpəθi
noun
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Empathy is a crucial component of emotional intelligence and is essential for building strong relationships. It involves not only understanding someone else's perspective but also connecting with their emotions on a deeper level.
See how Stephen King, Frank Herbert and 3 other authors use "empathy", with its meaning, pronunciation and real book examples.
Examples from books
She put on a wrapper, and the gunslinger felt a moment of empathy for a man who must be seeing himself coming out on the far end of what he once had.
Stephen King
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)
Nick knew that one of the reasons he felt a strong sense of empathy for Tom was because he himself had been assumed to be mentally retarded, at first because his handicap had held him back from learning to read and write, later because people just assumed that someone who was both deaf and mute must be mentally retarded.
Stephen King
The Stand
The screen of the empathy box now showed rushing streams of bright formless color; taking a breath his wife hung on tightly to the two handles.
Philip K. Dick
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
“Man, you’ve got an empathy link with a faun!” Percy leaned away from him.
Rick Riordan
The Son of Neptune
“But he has this odd empathy for her.
Frank Herbert
Children of Dune
It was impossible to go to a movie with him without getting involved afterwards in a discussion on empathy, Aristotle, universals, messages and the obligations of the cinema as an art form in a materialistic society.
Joseph Heller
Catch-22
