Compassion vs. Empathy

Compassionnoun

Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.

Compassionverb

(obsolete) To pity.

Compassionnoun

Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.

Compassionverb

To pity.

Compassionnoun

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

Compassionnoun

the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

Compassionnoun

sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

Compassion

Compassion motivates people to go out of their way to help the physical, mental, or emotional pains of another and themselves. Compassion is often regarded as having sensitivity, which is an emotional aspect to suffering.

Empathynoun

Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.

Empathynoun

Capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.

Empathynoun

A paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions.

Empathynoun

understanding and entering into another's feelings

Empathy

Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. Definitions of empathy encompass a broad range of emotional states.