Definition of "empathy" in English

noun

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

   • She had a lot of empathy for her neighbor; she knew what it was like to lose a parent too.

2. The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.

3. (parapsychology, science fiction) A paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions.

4. (obsolete slang) MDMA.