Root : -pathy
denotes feelings.
Origin: Greek; ‘pathos’
APATHY
noun
>> lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Usage :
There is a widespread apathy amongst students nowadays.
EMPATHY
noun
>> the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Usage :
The act of donation showed the king’s empathy with the suffering of his people.
SYMPATHY
noun
>> feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune.
>> understanding between people; common feeling.
Usage :
The urban people had great sympathy for the flood victims.
The renovations had to be in sympathy with the original structure.
ANTIPATHY
noun
>> a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.
Usage :
John had a fundamental apathy towards capitalism.
TELEPATHY
noun
>> the supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.
Usage:
John claims to have known Mary’s past by telepathy.
EMPHATIC
adjective
>> showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
Usage :
The customers were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience.
PSYCHOPATH
noun
>> a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior.
Usage :
Interacting with a psychopath may be physically harmful.