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empathy vs fellow feeling

fellow feeling vs empathy

empathy and fellow feeling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
empathy Yes No No No
fellow feeling Yes No No No
As nouns, fellow feeling is a hypernym of empathy; that is, fellow feeling is a word with a broader meaning than empathy:
  • empathy: understanding and entering into another's feelings
  • fellow feeling: sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
Other hypernyms of empathy include sympathy.
empathy (noun) fellow feeling (noun)
understanding and entering into another's feelings sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
Difference between empathy and fellow feeling

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