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sympathy vs mutual affection

mutual affection vs sympathy

sympathy and mutual affection both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sympathy Yes No No No
mutual affection Yes No No No
As nouns, mutual affection is a hyponym of sympathy; that is, mutual affection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sympathy:
  • sympathy: a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
  • mutual affection: sympathy of each person for the other
Other hyponyms of sympathy include mutual understanding.
sympathy (noun) mutual affection (noun)
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion sympathy of each person for the other
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
Difference between sympathy and mutual affection

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