Empathy – Ability to understand and share other people's feelings

(Pronounced em-path-ee)

To remember the definition of the word empathy, use the following mnemonic:

The emperor walked down the path (empathy). He felt great. The crowd were happy too, they understood and shared his feelings.

Examples of empathy in a sentence

Bart has a hard time forming healthy relationships because he lacks empathy.

As a parent, I can only feel a great deal of empathy for mothers who lose their children.

Our boss felt no empathy at all towards anyone.