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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Empathie
"Gute Führungskräfte brauchen viel Empathie."
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The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
"Showing empathy helps build stronger and more meaningful relationships."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the early 20th century as a translation of the German aesthetic term 'Einfühlung' (feeling into), based on Greek 'empatheia' (passion, state of emotion), from 'en-' (in) + 'pathos' (feeling).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Empathy" is said worldwide
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empathie
Transliteration: empathie
"Elle a montré beaucoup d'empathie envers les victimes."
Empathie
Transliteration: Empathie
"Gute Führungskräfte brauchen viel Empathie."
empatia
Transliteration: empatia
"L'ascolto attivo richiede grande empatia."
empatía
Transliteration: empatía
"La empatía es fundamental para resolver conflictos."
empatia
Transliteration: empatia
"Precisamos ter mais empatia com o próximo."
सहानुभूति
Transliteration: sahānubhūti
" दूसरों के प्रति सहानुभूति रखना बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।"
同理心
Transliteration: tóng lǐ xīn
"护士需要对病人有高度的同理心。"
공감
Transliteration: gonggam
"상대방의 입장에서 생각하는 공감이 필요합니다."
共感
Transliteration: kyōkan
"彼女の物語には深い共感を覚えた。"
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