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sympathise vs feel for

feel for vs sympathise

sympathise and feel for both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sympathise No No Yes No
feel for No No Yes No
As verbs, feel for is a hypernym of sympathise; that is, feel for is a word with a broader meaning than sympathise:
  • sympathise: to feel or express sympathy or compassion
  • feel for: share the suffering of
Other hypernyms of sympathise include compassionate, condole with, pity, sympathize with.
sympathise (verb) feel for (verb)
be understanding of share the suffering of
to feel or express sympathy or compassion
share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
Difference between sympathise and feel for

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