All about Empathy: Definitions of Empathy Becoming self aware of what is happening inside ourselves without judgments. Listening to your inner feelings and experiences. Facilitating inner dialog between different feelings. Labeling your inner experiences, feelings and needs. Translating inner judgments into feelings and needs. When we are heard by someone else, it actually helps us feel into our own self more deeply. This is the essence of much of therapy. Having good friends listen to us has the same effect Anything that reduces stress and raises the level of Oxytocin in our bodies helps. Meditation, mindfulness practices, focusing , yoga , aikido and the arts, for example, are a few of the many ways to foster self-empathy. 2. Mirrored Empathy (Emotional Empathy) Emotional empathy of others via mirror neurons - reflecting others in ourselves and ourselves being reflected by others. With mirror neuron, the same neurons in our brain fire when we do an action and see the same action happening in someone else. This is also called emotional or affective empathy. Emotional contagion is when we catch the emotions of others.

The �process in which a person or group influences the behavior of another person or group through the conscious or unconscious induction of emotional states and behavioral attitudes� (Schoenewolf 49-61). Empathic (active) listening and physical mirroring exercises can help foster this. 3. Carl Rogers on Empathy - Part 1A EARLY DEFINITIONS: The state of empathy, or being empathic, is to perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy and with the emotional components and meanings which pertain thereto as if one were the person, but without ever losing the "as if" condition. Thus it means to sense the hurt or the pleasure of another as he senses it and to perceive the causes thereof as he perceives them, but without ever losing the recognition that it is as if I were hurt or pleased and so forth. If this "as if" quality is lost, then the state is one of identification. (pp. 210�211. See also Rogers, 1957.) A CURRENT DEFINITION: With this conceptual background, let me attempt a description of empathy that would seem satisfactory to me today.

I would no longer be terming it a "state of empathy," because I believe it to be a process, rather than a state. Perhaps I can capture that quality. An empathic way of being with another person has several facets. It means entering the private perceptual world of the other and becoming thoroughly at home in it. It involves being sensitive, moment by moment, to the changing felt meanings which flow in this other person, to the fear or rage or tenderness or confusion or whatever that he or she is experiencing. It means temporarily living in the other's life, moving about in it delicately without making judgements; it means sensing meanings of which he or she is scarcely aware, but not trying to uncover totally unconscious feelings, since this would he too threatening. It includes communicating your sensings of the person's world as you look with fresh and unfrightened eyes at elements of which he or she is fearful. It means frequently checking with the person as to the accuracy of your sensings, and being guided by the responses you receive. You are a confident companion to the person in his or her inner world.

By pointing to the possible meanings in the flow of another person's experiencing, you help the other to focus on this useful type of referent, to experience the meanings more fully, and to move forward in the experiencing. To be with another in this way means that for the time being, you lay aside your own views and values in order to enter another's world without prejudice. In some sense it means that you lay aside your self; this can only be done by persons who are secure enough in themselves that they know they will not get lost in what may turn out to be the strange or bizarre world of the other, and that they can comfortably return to their own world when they wish. Perhaps this description makes clear that being empathic is a complex, demanding, and strong - yet also a subtle and gentle - way of being. Carl Rogers To perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy and with the emotional components and meanings which pertain thereto as if one were the person, but without ever losing the "as if" condition.

Thus, it means to sense the hurt or the pleasure of another as he senses it and to perceive the causes thereof as he perceives them, but without ever losing the recognition that it is as if I were hurt or pleased and so forth. THE PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH The first quality is empathy. Many people believe that this is the single quality which is most important in all forms of therapeutic listening. It means getting inside the world of the person who comes for therapy (usually called the client, though some people not in this group prefer other words such as patient or consulter) so that that person feels accepted and understood. Two things are important about this: (1) that the empathy be accurate, and (2) that the empathy be made known to the client. Both of these are learnable skills, and they do make a huge difference to the relationship between client and counselor or therapist. The second quality is genuineness. If empathy is about listening to the client, genuineness is about listening to myself - really tuning in to myself and being aware of all that is going on inside myself. It means being open to my own experience, not shutting off any of it.

And again it means letting this out in such a way that the client can get the benefit of it. Genuineness is harder than empathy because it implies a lot of self-knowledge, which can really only be obtained by going through one's own therapy in quite a full and deep way. It is only a fully-functioning person (Rogers' word for the person who has completed at least the major part of their therapy) who can be totally genuine. The third quality is non-possessive warmth. It means that the client can feel received in a human way, which is not threatening. In such an atmosphere trust can develop, and the person can feel able to open up to their own experiences and their own feelings. "The Russian doll model of multilayered empathy. The doll's inner core consists of the perception-action mechanism (PAM) that underlies state-matching and emotional contagion. Built around this hard-wired socioaffective basis, the doll's outer layers include sympathetic concern and targeted helping. The complexity of empathy grows with increasing perspective-taking capacities, which depend on prefrontal neural functioning, yet remain fundamentally connected to the PAM.

A few large-brained species show all of the doll's layers, but most show only the inner ones." Empathy: Its ultimate and proximate bases "Preston, Stephanie D. and de Waal, Frans B. M. (2000) Empathy: Its ultimate and proximate bases. The empathy literature is characterized by debate regarding the nature of the phenomenon. We propose a unified theory of empathy, divided into ultimate and proximate levels, grounded in the emotional link between individuals. On an ultimate level, emotional linkage supports group alarm, vicariousness of emotions, mother-infant responsiveness, and the modeling of competitors and predators; these exist across species and greatly effect reproductive success. Proximately, emotional linkage arises from a direct mapping of another's behavioral state onto a subject's behavioral representations, which activate responses in the subject. This ultimate and proximate account parsimoniously explains different phylogenetic and ontogenetic levels of empathy." this got me interested in empathy which is a bit of a minefield I don't consider myself an expert on empathy I never studied empathy per se.

I have to think about it to write about compassion There are two kinds of empathy Cognitive I appreciate how others are feeling, but I don't feel it. Affective can and do feel in my body what others are feeling empathy is broader than compassion - compassion is with suffering if I feel your joy, you're not suffering but that's an empathetic response if I feel your anger, and I join you in your anger, is it empathetic Compassion is a subset of both the Cognitive and Affective parts of empathy focused on trying to deal with the suffering of another person Compassion is a much more narrower slice from the world of empathy " June 12, 2007 - Three Kinds of Empathy: Cognitive, Emotional, Compassionate "Being cool in crisis seems essential for our being able to think clearly. But what if keeping cool makes you too cold to care? In other words, must we sacrifice empathy to stay calm? That�s the dilemma facing those who are preparing top teams to handle the next Katrina-like catastrophe we might face. Which gets me to Paul Ekman , a world expert on emotions and our ability to read and respond to them in others.

Paul and I had a long conversation recently , in which he described three very different ways to sense another person�s feelings." eye pupil measurements of emotions - are also contagious see someone that is sad, you mirror it. unconsciously this is not yet empathy Empathy differentiating my pain and your pain. people think empathy is a good thing, if you have too much empathy, like in caregiver profession, this can be a problem you can burnout you can turn it into compassion Compassion you can turn it into sympathy, compassion, concern for the other a real motivation for the welfare for the other a concern for the other a warm feeling Theory of Mind (TOM) - there are different routes into the brain/mind of another person Theory of Mind - a cognitive perspective taking not an affective root into the other but a cognitive route. Psychopaths for example have (TOM) good at manipulating others, know the others needs and beliefs are but they lack empathy F rom Marshall Rosenberg's book "Non-Violent Communication" "Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing. Instead of offering empathy, we often have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling.

Empathy, however, calls upon us to empty our mind and listen to others with our whole being. In nonviolent communication, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests. Then we may wish to reflect back, paraphrasing what we have understood. We stay with empathy, allowing others the opportunity to fully express themselves before we turn our attention to solutions or requests for relief. We need empathy to give empathy. When we sense ourselves being defensive or unable to empathize, we need to (A) stop, breathe, give ourselves empathy, (B) screamed nonviolently, or (C) take time out." Four types of Compassion (typology in terms of the Target) 1. Familial Compassion - Root or Seed Is it an emotion? Doesn't think so. 2. Familiars Compassion - friends, neighbors, work associate. Darwin: " many a civilized man, or even boy, who never before risked his life for another, but full of courage and sympathy, has disregarded the instinct of self preservation and plunged at once into a torrent to save a drowning man, though as stranger" 3.

Stranger Compassion some or all strangers (global compassion) based on similarities in appearance, culture "..a savage will risk his own life to same that of a member of the same community, but will be wholly indifferent about a stranger: a young and timid mother urged by the maternal instinct will, without a movement's hesitation, run the greatest danger for her own infant, but not of the mere fellow creature." Why stranger compassion is not an emotion? What produces stranger compassion without training? chance 6:30 What is compassion? (karuna) traditional buddhism: compassion is a mental state - endowed with a sense of concern - that focuses on another being and wishes for that being to be relieved of suffering. Affective or emotional component - a feeling of concern Cognitive component - perception of other's suffering Motivational component - wishing to see that suffering relieved Modern researchers on compassion speak of three elements of compassion 1. noticing other�s suffering 2 empathically feeling the person�s pain 3.

acting to ease the suffering - (this is less in the Buddhist tradition) multifaceted process and not a basic emotion higher order level 10:24 a sense of caring - we instinctively posses 11:45 What compassion is not? look at multiple models we don�t have all the constructs look at all the models of compassion compassion not pity (near enemy) compassion not attachment (self regard) compassion is not the same as empathic feeling of other�s pain 13:45 There is a lot of muddlement between empathy, compassion, altruism. need greater clarity. at least for theoretical constructs compassion is not conditional 15:30 Buddhist compassion cultivation practice cultivating deeper sensitivity to nature of suffering, casual dynamics, cultivating equanimity - common humanity cultivating others as dear - need to be able to make a connection cultivating interconnectedness cultivating gratitude �in the field of equanimity, with loving kindness as moisture, the seed of compassion grows into a tree of true altruism.� 22:00 capacity to feel for others is inborn sentient creatures feel pain the near enemy masquerades as that state but is not it.

the far enemy is it's opposite compassion near > grief - get stuck in it, far > cruelty when you cultivate compassion or loving kindness it has a limitless quality Opens you up to the mystery of the universe? right and you can't have to much of it. don't want to confuses it with notion of compassion burnout they're talking about the near enemy or you could say it's empathy burnout stuck in the stage of sharing the feeling and not move into helping. 8:30 How do you measure it? scales and questionnaires - have some place but are of limited value self reporting has difficulty capturing this complex process can only approximate it from different angles I think it is immeasurable What is compassion supposed to do? What does it work against? measure if there's more reaching out or a reduction of negative responses Can look at states of compassion descriptively we map the territory 11:30 Are we looking at the right areas? how do we know that's compassion? we don't know. create behavioral tests in the mix what would compassion as a construct, as a theory look like? do tests Empathy Definitions Complied by Anita Nowak An other-oriented emotional response congruent with anotherï¿½s perceived welfare.

Berger, D. M. (1987)* The capacity to know emotionally what another is experiencing from within the frame of reference of that other person, the capacity to sample the feelings of another or to put oneself in anotherï¿½s shoes. Blair & Blair (2009) There are at least three classes of processing, at least partially separable at both the neural and cognitive levels, that can be described as empathyï¿½ emotional, cognitive (also known as theory of mind), and motor empathy (where the body postures of others mimic those of the observed individual). The transposition of oneself into another being, thus losing oneï¿½s own concreteness. Darwall, S. (1997) Involves something like a sharing of the otherï¿½s mental states, frequently, as from her standpoint. De Waal, F. (2009) ï¿½Empathy is an automated responseï¿½that requires emotional engagementï¿½ Seeing anotherï¿½s emotion arouses our own emotions, and from there we go on constructing a more advanced understanding of the otherï¿½s situation.

Bodily connections comes first ï¿½ understanding follows. Decety, J. (2004)* A sense of similarity in feelings experienced by the self and the other, without confusion between the two individuals. A shared emotional response that is contingent upon cognitive factors. Eisenberg, N. & Fabes, R.A. (1990)* An affective response that stems from the apprehension or comprehension of anotherï¿½s emotional state or condition, and that is similar to what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel. Gallo, D. (1994) A condition with both a cognitive and affective dimension, it includes the ability accurately to perceive and comprehend the thoughts, feelings and motives of the other to the degree that one can make inferences and predictions consonant with those of the other, while remaining oneself. Goldman, A. (1993)* The ability to put oneself into the mental shoes of another person to understand her emotions and feelings. Goleman, D. (2006) Sensing anotherï¿½s emotions...

In todayï¿½s psychology, the word ï¿½empathyï¿½ is used in three distinct senses: knowing another personï¿½s feelings; feeling what that person feels; and responding compassionately to anotherï¿½s distress. Goodman, D. (2000) Identifying with the situation and feelings of another person. The capacity to share in the emotional life of another, as well as the ability to imagine the way the world looks from anotherï¿½s vantage point. The capacity to think and feel oneself into the inner life of another person. Kristjï¿½nsson, K. (2004) Sometimes, ï¿½to empathize with someoneï¿½ means having the capacity to discern/understand anotherï¿½s psychological statesï¿½ In another and stronger sense, however, ï¿½to empathize with someoneï¿½ means identifying with anotherï¿½s emotional set-upï¿½ In other words, the empathizer has the relevant feelings; he does not merely discern them or imagine what they would feel like. Lampert, K.

(2005)* Empathy is what happens to us when we leave our own bodies... and find ourselves either momentarily or for a longer period of time in the mind of the other. We observe reality through her eyes, feel her emotions, share in her pain. Together, the qualities of care within the experiences of identification and imagination create empathy. Pink, D. H. (2004) The ability to imagine yourself in someone elseï¿½s position and to intuit what that person is feeling. Rifkin, J. (2010) Empathy is felt and reasoned simultaneously. It is a quantum experienceï¿½. Empathy allows us to stretch our sensibility with another so that we can cohere in larger social units. To empathize is to civilize. To civilize is to empathize. Rogers, C. R. (1959)* To perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy, and with the emotional components and meanings which pertain thereto as if one were the person, but without ever losing the ï¿½as ifï¿½ condition. Schafer, R.

(1959)* The inner experience of sharing in and comprehending the momentary psychological state of another person. Schertz, M. (2007) The mediation of emotional information involving systemic communicative processes operating between relational subjects. An individualï¿½s emotional responsiveness to the emotional experiences of another. Schopenhauer, A. (1840) In feeling compassion for another, I suffer directly with him, I feel his woe just as I ordinarily feel only my own; and, likewise, I directly desire his weal in the same way I otherwise desire my ownï¿½At every moment we remain clearly conscious that he is the sufferer, not we; and it is precisely in his person, not in our, that we feel the suffering, to our own grief and sorrow. We suffer with him and hence in him; we feel his pain as his, and do not imagine that it is ours. Schwartz, W.

(2002)* We recognize others as empathic when we feel that they have accurately acted on or somehow acknowledged in stated or unstated fashion our values or motivations, our knowledge, and our skills or competence, but especially as they appear to recognize the significance of our actions in a manner that we can tolerate their being recognized. Sherman, N. (1998) Empathy enables us to enter anotherï¿½s world sufficiently to identify with that person so that other emotions, such as compassion or pity, have a chance to grab holdï¿½ Through an act of imagination and simulation we appreciate, however fleetingly, something of what another experiences, sees, fears, and desires. We recenter ourselves on that other, seeing through his or her eyes. Feeling - definition of feeling by The Free Dictionary Feeling - definition of feeling by The Free Dictionary a. The sense of touch: lost feeling in a toe. b. A sensation experienced through this sense: enjoyed the feeling of rain on my face. c. A physical sensation other than one experienced though touch: a feeling of warmth. 2. a. An emotion, such as joy or sorrow: a feeling of loss. b.

Strong mental agitation or excitement involving the emotions: eyes that showed deep feeling. c. An emotion of affection; a fondness: Does she have feelings for you? 3. a. The capacity to experience refined emotions; sensitivity; sensibility: a man of feeling. b. feelings Susceptibility to emotional response; sensibilities: The child's feelings are easily hurt. 4. An awareness or impression: He had the feeling that he was being followed. 5. An opinion based strongly on emotion; sentiment: voters' feelings on tax reform. See Synonyms at view . 6. a. A general impression conveyed by a person, place, or thing: This office has the feeling of a fortress. b. The emotions thought to be conveyed or intended by a work of art: the painting's feeling of anguish. 7. a. Appreciative regard or understanding: has no feeling for propriety. b. Intuitive awareness or aptitude; a feel: has a feeling for language. adj. 1. Easily moved emotionally; sympathetic: a feeling heart. 2. Expressive of sensibility or emotion: a feeling glance. feel′ing·ly adv. 1. (Physiology) the sense of touch 2.

(Physiology) a. the ability to experience physical sensations, such as heat, pain, etc b. the sensation so experienced 3. (Psychology) a state of mind 4. a physical or mental impression: a feeling of warmth. 5. fondness; sympathy: to have a great deal of feeling for someone. 6. an ability to feel deeply: a person of feeling. 7. a sentiment: a feeling that the project is feasible. 8. an impression or mood; atmosphere: the feeling of a foreign city. 9. an emotional disturbance, esp anger or dislike: a lot of bad feeling about the increase in taxes. 10. intuitive appreciation and understanding: a feeling for words. 11. sensibility in the performance of something 12. (plural) emotional or moral sensitivity, as in relation to principles or personal dignity (esp in the phrase hurt or injure the feelings of) 13. have feelings for to be emotionally or sexually attracted to adj 15. expressing or containing emotion 16. warm-hearted; sympathetic (ˈfi lɪŋ) n. 1.

the function or the power of perceiving by touch or by any physical sensation not connected with sight, hearing, taste, or smell. 2. a particular sensation of this kind: a feeling of warmth. 3. the general state of consciousness considered independently of particular sensations, thoughts, etc. 4. a consciousness or vague awareness: a feeling of inferiority. 5. an emotion or emotional perception or attitude: a feeling of joy. 6. capacity for emotion, esp. compassion. 7. a sentiment; attitude; opinion: The general feeling was in favor of the proposal. 8. feelings, sensibilities; susceptibilities: to hurt one's feelings. 9. fine emotional endowment. 10. a. emotion or sympathetic perception revealed by an artist in his or her work: a poem without feeling. b. the general impression conveyed by a work: a painting with a romantic feeling. c. sympathetic appreciation, as of music: to play with feeling. adj. 12. readily affected by emotion; sympathetic: a feeling heart. 13. indicating or characterized by emotion: a feeling reply to the charge. [1125–75] feel′ing•ly, adv.

feel′ing•ness, n. syn: feeling , emotion , passion , sentiment refer to pleasurable or painful sensations experienced when one is stirred to sympathy, anger, fear, love, grief, etc. feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of pride, of dismay. emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. passion is strong or violent emotion, often so overpowering that it masters the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, esp. refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1.

feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" affect - the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion emotion - any strong feeling thing - a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him" glow - a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret" faintness - a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon soulfulness , soul - deep feeling or emotion passion , passionateness - a strong feeling or emotion sentiment - tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion complex - (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior ambivalence , ambivalency - mixed feelings or emotions apathy - an absence of emotion or enthusiasm desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state sexual urge , sex - all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual

 impulses; "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence" pleasure , pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" painfulness , pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" pang , stab , twinge - a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive" gratitude - a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help" ingratitude , ungratefulness - a lack of gratitude unconcern - a feeling of lack of concern shame - a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt pride , pridefulness - a feeling of self-respect and personal worth humbleness , humility - a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" amazement , astonishment - the feeling that accompanies something extremely

 surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment" devastation - the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation" expectation - the feeling that something is about to happen levity - feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness solemnity , gravity - a solemn and dignified feeling sensitiveness , sensitivity - sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm calmness - a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement fearlessness , bravery - feeling no fear happiness - emotions experienced when in a state of well-being sadness , unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being hope - the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope" despair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" affection , affectionateness , philia , warmness , warmheartedness , fondness , tenderness , heart - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right

 at home" humour , mood , temper , humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" fellow feeling , sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) enthusiasm - a feeling of excitement 2.

feeling - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" idea , thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" presence - the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force" effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" first blush - at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails" hunch , suspicion , intuition - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" 3.

feeling - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" flavor , flavour , feel , spirit , smell , look , tone ambiance , ambience , atmosphere - a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" Hollywood - a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood" Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation 4.

feeling - a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm" somaesthesia , somatesthesia , somatic sensation , somesthesia - the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" tightness , constriction - a tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat" 5. feeling - the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" perception - the process of perceiving creepiness - an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin cutaneous sensation , haptic sensation , skin sensation - a sensation localized on the skin 6. intuition - instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) sprachgefuhl - an intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language; "Dubyuh has no sprachgefuhl" feeling noun 1.

emotion , sentiment Strong feelings of pride welled up in me. plural noun emotions , ego , self-esteem , sensibilities , susceptibilities , sensitivities He was afraid of hurting my feelings. adjective fellow feeling sympathy , understanding , concern , care , pity , compassion , feeling , empathy There is genuine fellow feeling for the victims. hard feelings resentment , hostility , hatred , malice , acrimony , ill feeling(s) I have no hard feelings towards him. feeling إحْساسإعتِقاد، شُعورشُعور شُعُور شُعور، حُنو، إحساس pocitsympatievzrušenícitcity 1. (physical) → sensación f a cold feeling → una sensación de frío to have no feeling in one's arm; have lost all feeling in one's arm → no sentir un brazo 2. (= emotion) → sentimiento m she showed no feeling for him → se mostró totalmente indiferente con él 3. feelings → sentimientos mpl to appeal to sb's finer feelings → apelar a los sentimientos nobles de algn no hard feelings! → ¡todo olvidado !

to have feelings for sb → querer a algn to hurt sb's feelings → herir los sentimientos de algn, ofender a algn you can imagine my feelings! → ¡ya te puedes imaginar cómo me sentía ! feelings ran high about it → causó mucha controversia to relieve one's feelings → desahogarse to spare sb's feelings → no herir los sentimientos de algn see also fine A3 4. (= impression) → impresión f, sensación f a feeling of security/isolation → una sensación de seguridad /aislamiento I have a (funny) feeling that → tengo la (extraña) sensación de que ... I get the feeling that → me da la impresión de que ... 5. (= opinion) → opinión f our feelings do not matter → nuestras opiniones no valen para nada what are your feelings about the matter? → ¿qué opinas tú del asunto ? my feeling is that → creo que ... 6. (= sensitivity) → sensibilidad f a man of feeling → un hombre sensible 7.

(= aptitude) to have a feeling for music → tener talento para la música he has no feeling for music → no sabe apreciar la música feeling a burning feeling → une sensation de brûlure to have no feeling in sth After the accident he had no feeling in his legs → Après l'accident, il ne sentait plus ses jambes . [satisfaction, jealousy, hostility] → sentiment m a feeling of satisfaction → un sentiment de satisfaction bad feeling → animosité f I have a feeling that ... → j'ai le sentiment que ..., j'ai l'impression que ... (= sensitivity) → sensibilité f feelings feelings were running high → les passions se déchaînaient Feelings ran high about it → Cela a déchaîné les passions . no hard feelings (= no resentment) (said during argument) → sans rancune There were no hard feelings on either side → Il n'y avait de rancune ni d'un côté ni de l'autre. feelings about sth → sentiments à propos de qch What are your feelings about the matter? → Quels sont vos sentiments sur cette question ?

to make one's feelings clear → exprimer ses sentiments to have strong feelings about sth (= definite views) → avoir des idées arrêtées sur qch to have mixed feelings about sb/sth → avoir des sentiments mitigés à propos de qn/qch (= attraction) to have feelings for sb → avoir des sentiments pour qnfee-paying school n → établissement m (d'enseignement) privé feeling n (= sense of touch) → Gefühl nt, → Empfindung f; I’ve lost all feeling in my right arm → ich habe kein Gefühl mehr im rechten Arm (= physical, mental sensation, emotion) → Gefühl nt; a feeling of pain/warmth → ein Gefühl nt → des Schmerzes /der Wärme ; I had a feeling of isolation → ich kam mir ganz isoliert vor; he doesn’t have much feeling for his sister → er hat nicht viel für seine Schwester übrig ; his voice trembled with feeling → seine Stimme bebte vor Gefühl ; I know the feeling → ich weiß , wie das ist (= presentiment) → (Vor) gefühl nt; I’ve a funny feeling she won’t come → ich hab so das Gefühl , dass sie nicht kommt (= opinion: also feelings

) → Meinung f, → Ansicht f → (on zu); there was a general feeling that … → man war allgemein der Ansicht , dass …; ill or bad feeling → Verstimmung f; good feeling → Wohlwollen nt; there’s been a lot of bad feeling about this decision → wegen dieser Entscheidung hat es viel böses Blut gegeben (= talent) → Gefühl nt feelings → Gefühle pl; to have feelings for somebody → Gefühle für jdn haben; you’ve hurt his feelings → Sie haben ihn verletzt ; no hard feelings!

→ ich nehme es dir nicht übel ; no hard feelings? → nimm es mir nicht übel feeling a. (physical) → senso , sensazione f a cold feeling → una sensazione di freddo to have no or to have lost all feeling in one's arm → aver perso completamente la sensibilità in un braccio b. (emotion) → sentimento , emozione f; (sensitivity) → sensibilità bad or ill feeling → ostilità , rancore m to speak/sing with feeling → parlare / cantare con sentimento he shows no feeling for her → non mostra nessuna simpatia per lei a woman of great feeling → una donna molto sensibile what are your feelings about the matter? → che cosa ne pensi ? you can imagine my feelings → puoi immaginare quello che sento /ho sentito to hurt sb's feelings → offendere i sentimenti di qn, ferire qn feelings ran high about it → la cosa aveva provocato grande eccitazione no hard feelings! → senza rancore ! c.

(impression) → senso , impressione f a feeling of security/isolation → un senso di sicurezza /di isolamento my feeling is that ... → ho l'impressione che... I have a (funny) feeling that ... → ho la (strana) sensazione che... I got the feeling that ... → ho avuto l'impressione che... there was a general feeling that ... → il sentimento generale era che... feel (fiːl) – past tense, past participle felt (felt) – verb 1. to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch. She felt his hand on her shoulder.

voel يَحِس усещам sentir (u)cítit fühlen føle; mærke αισθάνομαι , νιώθω sentir tundma لمس کردن tuntea sentir לְהַרגִיש महसूस करना osjecati érez merasakan finna sentire 感じる (신체적으로) 감지하다 jausti []just merasakan voelen føle , kjenne , merke czuć احساسول، رسيدل، لاس پروهل درك كول، په زړه كى تېرول، زړه ته راتلل، ګومان كول: زغمل، خوا خوږى لرل، زړه سوى لرل، احساس حس، لاس تيرونه ، رسيدنه sentir a simţi чувствовать cítiť čutiti osetiti känna รู้สึกถึง hissetmek , farketmek 感到 відчувати کسی چیز کے ل

مس سے اس کی موجودگی کا احساس ہونا cảm thấy 感到 2.

to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands. She felt the parcel carefully.

voel, bevoel يَلْمَس، يَتَحَسَّس напипвам apalpar ohmatat befühlen føle; mærke ψηλαφώ tocar , palpar kompima شکل چیزی را با لمس کردن تشخیص دادن tunnustella palper למַשֵש स्पर्श से अनुभव करना opipati (meg)tapint meraba þreifa, snerta tastare さわる 손으로 더듬다 (ap)čiupinėti []taustīt merasa voelen føle , kjenne macać لاس پروهل درك كول apalpar a pipăi ощупывать ohmatať otipati opipati känna på สัมผัส yoklamak, yoklayarak bakmak 摸 мацати چھو کر کسی چیز کے حجم ،شکل وغیرہ کا اندازہ لگانا s

ờ mó 摸 3.

to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc). He felt a sudden anger. ondervind, ervaar يَشْعُر بِ، يُحِسُّ بِ (по)чуствам sentir pocítit spüren føle; mærke νιώθω sentir tundma حس کردن tuntea ressentir לָחוּש महसूस करना osjetiti, iskusiti érzékel merasa finna, upplifa sentire , provare 意識する (어떤 감정을) 느끼다 pajusti izjust merasa gevoelen føle , kjenne czuć احساسول sentir a simţi ощущать pocítiť občutiti osetiti känna, erfara, förnimma เข้าสัมผัส hissetmek , hissi duymak 覺得 відчувати کسی جذبے کو محسوس کرنا có cảm giác; cảm thấy 觉得 4. to think (oneself) to be.

She feels sick; How does she feel about her work? voel يَشْعُر чуствам се sentir-se cítit se fühlen føle sig αισθάνομαι sentirse , encontrarse tunduma, end tundma احساس کردن tuntea sentir , penser de לְהַרגִיש सोचना osjećati se vél berpikir líða; finnast sentirsi 感じる (…의 상태에 있음을) 깨닫다 jaustis justies berfikir zich voelen føles, kjennes, føle/kjenne seg czuć się احساسول sentir-se a (se) simţi; a crede (despre) чувствовать cítiť sa počutiti se, meniti osećati se känna sig, må คิด düşünmek , hissetmek 感覺 почувати себе; сприймати خود کو کچھ محسوس کرنا cảm thấy 感觉 5. to believe or consider.

She feels that the firm treated her badly. meen, dink, voel يَعْتَقِد، يَشْعُر أن смятам achar mít pocit glauben føle θεωρώ creer tunduma آگاه بودن uskoa avoir l'impressiom לָחוּש विश्वास करना smatrati, misliti gondol yakin finnast credere 思う 믿다 manyti, laikyti uzskatīt yakin vinden føle , synes , tenke uważać خبرتیا achar a avea senzaţia (că) сознавать mať pocit imeti občutek smatrati tycka, mena เชื่อและพิจารณา inanmak ; düşünmek 認為 вважати کوئی راۓ رکھنا tin; cho rằng 认为 ˈfeeler noun (in certain animals, insects etc) an organ for touching, especially one of the two thread-like parts on an insect's head.

voeler, tasorgaan لامِس، مِجَس антена antena tykadlo der Fühler følehorn; antenne κεραία antena , tentáculo katsesarv شاخک tuntosarvi antenne מחוש महसूस करने वाला कीडे़-मकौड़ों के शरीर का भाग, किसी बात का पता करना ticalo, pipak tapogató, csáp sungut fálmari antenna 触角 더듬이 čiuptuvėlis [] tausteklis sesungut voeler følehorn czułek ښكر كى (لكه چه دځينو حشراتو په سرونكى اله، شا خص، مشعر هغه پيشنهاد چه دخلكو دنظريو اورايود معلومولو لپاره وړاندې كيږى antena antenă щупальце ; ус

ик tykadlo tipalka pipak känselspröt, antenn, tentakel อวัยวะสำหรับสัมผัส duyarga , anten 觸鬢，觸角 щупальце; вусик کوئی عضو حاسہ râu; râu sờ; xúc tu 触须，触角 ˈfeeling noun 1.

power and ability to feel. I have no feeling in my little finger. gevoel, sensasie شُعور осезание sensação cit das Gefühl følelse αίσθηση sensibilidad tundlikkus حس tuntoaisti sensation תחושה बोध osjećaj, osjet érzékelés perasaan tilfinning sensibilità 感覚 촉감 jautrumas sajūta perasaan gevoel følelse , fornemmelse czucie حس sensação simţ чувствительность cit občutljivost osećaj känsel ความรู้สึก his , duyu 感覺 відчуття محسوس کرنے کی قدرت یا فطری صلاحیت cảm giác 感觉 2. something that one feels physically. a feeling of great pain.

gevoel, sensasie إحْساس усещане sensação pocit das Gefühl følelse αίσθηση , αίσθημα sensación tunne احساس tuntemus sensation הרגשה चेतना osjećaj érzet rasa tilfinning, kennd sensazione 感じ 느낌 pojūtis sajūta rasa gevoel følelse uczucie احساس sensação senzaţie ощущение pocit občutek osećaj känsla, förnimmelse ความรู้สึกทางร่างกาย duygu , his 感受 відчуття جسمانی احساس sự cảm thấy; cảm giác 感受 3. (usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind. His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.

gevoelens مَشاعِر чувства sentimento city; pocit das Gefühl følelse αίσθημα sentimiento tunne, tundmus احساس tunteet sentiment הרגשה संवेदनशीलता osjećaj érzés perasaan tilfinningar sentimento 感情 감정 jausmas jūtas; emocijas perasaan gevoel følelse uczucie احساس sentimento sentiment чувства; чувство city; pocit(y) občutek, čustvo osećanje känsla, känslor ความรู้สึกทางจิตใจ duyarlık, hassasiyet 感情 почуття تاثرات یا خیالات tình cảm 感情 4. an impression or belief. I have a feeling that the work is too hard. gevoel, vermoede.

mening إعتِقاد، شُعور впечатление pressentimento dojem, pocit das Gefühl følelse; fornemmelse εντύπωση impresión mulje احساس käsitys impression דעה एहसास osjecaj, mišljenje érzés kesan tilfinning; hugboð; skoðun senzazione 感じ 감상, 믿음 įspūdis, nuomonė nojauta; izjūta merasakan idee følelse wrażenie احساس pressentimento impresie впечатление , мнение dojem vtis osećaj känsla ความคิด; ความเชื่อ seziş, sezme 看法 погляд; враження خیال یا یقین ہونا cảm giác 看法 5. affection. He has no feeling for her now.

gevoelens عاطِفَه، شُعور страст afeição cit, sympatie das Gefühl følelse συμπάθεια , αίσθημα στοργής afecto hoolivus علاقه tunteet sentiment רְגָשוֹת अनुराग, स्नेह, प्रवृति naklonost, osjećaj érzelem perasaan tilfinning sentimento 愛情 애정 meilė, simpatija līdzjūtība; simpātijas perasaan affectie kjærlig følelse, sans for uczucie خوږ afeição sen­timent симпатия sympatia nagnjenje emocija känslor ความรัก sevgi , yakınlık 感情 почуття محبت yêu mến; thương 感情 6. emotion. He spoke with great feeling.

gevoel, gevoelvol شُعور، حُنو، إحساس емоция emoção vzrušení das Gefühl følelse συγκίνηση , πάθος emoción , sentimiento tunne شور tunne émotion רגש मनोभाव, भाव, आवेग emocija érzelem emosi geðshræring, uppnám; tilfinningasemi emozione 情感 감수성 susijaudinimas satraukums; uzbudinājums emosi emotie følelse emocja , wzruszenie هيجان، احساس emoção emo­ţie волнение vzrušenie ginjenost emocija känsla อารมณ์ duygu , ihtiras 情感 почуття, емоція جذبہ sự cảm động; sự xúc động 情感 feel as if / as though to have the sensation (physical or mental) or feeling that. I feel as if I am going to be sick; She feels as though she has known him for years.

voel asof يَشْعُر وَكَأنَّ чуствам се сякаш sentir como se mít pocit, že/jako kdyby das Gefühl haben, als ob føle det som om αισθάνομαι σαν να sentir como si, tener la impresión de tundub, nagu احساس کردن tuntea avoir l'impression de תחושה प्रतीत होना imati određen osjećaj, osjećati se kao da... úgy gondolja, mintha merasa finnast; hafa á tilfinningunni sentirsi come se ～のように感じる …처럼 느껴지다 kam nors rodytis/pasirodyti lyg šķist, ka merasa zich voelen alsof føle det som om , ha på følelsen czuć się jak gdyby احساسول sentir como se/...que?

a avea impresia (că) казаться mať pocit, že imeti občutek, da osećati kao da kännas som om รู้สึกราวกับว่า; รู้สึกเหมือน sanmak, hissine kapılmak, ...gibi duymak 彷佛覺得 здаватися, ніби کچھ محسوس کرنا có hoặc đem lại cảm giác rằng 仿佛觉得 feel like 1. to have the feelings that one would have if one were. I feel like a princess in this beautiful dress; He felt like an idiot (= He felt very foolish).

voel soos يَشْعُر مِثْل чуствам се като sentir-se como cítit se jako sich fühlen wie føle som νιώθω sentirse como end (kellenagi) tundma حسی به شخص دست دادن tuntea olevansa sentir לָחוּש कल्पना करना osjećati se kao, poput (vmilyennek) érzi magát merasa seperti líða (eins og) sentirsi ～であるかのように感じる ...한 느낌이 있다 jaustis kaip justies kā merasa seperti zich voelen als kjenne/føle seg som czuć się jak احساسول sentir-se como/como?

a se simţi ca чувствовать себя как cítiť sa ako počutiti se (kot) osećati se poput känna sig som รู้สึกเหมือนเป็น ...gibi hissetmek 覺得像...似的 почувати себе خود کو کسی کی طرح محسوس کرنا cảm thấy giống như (ai) 觉得象...似的 2. to feel that one would like to (have, do etc). I feel like a drink; Do you feel like going to the cinema?

voel soos, is lus vir يَرغَبُ، يَشْعُر بِمَيْلٍ прави ми се нещо ter vontade de mít chuť Lust haben auf/zu have lyst til έχω διάθεση για apetecer algo, tener ganas de algo meeldiks (midagi teha) میل داشتن haluta avoir envie לְהִתחַשֵׁק अंदाजा लगाना misliti, željeti kedve van vmihez ingin langa í avere voglia ～したい ...을 하고 싶다 norėti, būti linkusiam just vēlēšanos (kaut ko darīt) ingin zin hebben in ha lyst på/til mieć ochotę na خوښول ter vontade de/apetecer a-şi dori хотеть mať chuť želeti si biti raspoložen za känna för อยาก; ต้องการ canı istemek 想要

 бути схильним до کوئی خواہش ہونا nghĩ rằng ai sẽ (làm /có) cái gì; muốn (làm) cái gì 想要 feel one's way to find one's way by feeling.

I had to feel my way to the door in the dark.

jou pad voel يَجِدُ طَريقَه، يَتَحَسَّسُ طريَقه проправям си път andar às apalpadelas jít poslepu/tápavě tasten føle sig frem προχωρώ ψηλαφιστά andar a tientas teed kobama دست مالیدن و جلو رفتن tunnustella avancer à tâtons לְגָשֵש टटोलना tapkanjem i pipanjem tražiti put tapogatódzva halad meraba-raba þreifa sig áfram/að andare a tentoni 手探りで進む 더듬으며 찾다 apgraibomis eiti iet taustoties berjalan meraba-raba op de tast gaan føle seg fram iść po omacku لاس ورکول andar às apalpadelas a înainta bâjbâind идти ощупью ísť opatrne pretipati se napipati put คล

ำทาง sağı solu yoklayarak yolunu bulmak, yavaş yavaş ilerlemek 摸索著走 іти помацки ٹو کر پتا لگانا dò dẫm 摸索着走 get the feel of to become accustomed to.

to get the feel of a new job.

kry die gevoel van يَعْتادُ عَلى свиквам acostumar-se zvyknout si ein Gefühl bekommen für vænne sig til εξοικειώνομαι με acostumbrarse a harjuma خو گرفتن päästä sisälle se faire à תחושה आदी होना naviknuti se belejön membiasakan diri venjast, ná tökum á abituarsi a 感じをつかむ 익숙해지다 priprasti prie, pajusti skonį apgūt kaut ko membiasakan diri ergens bekend mee raken bli kjent med/vant til przyzwyczaić się do خو وهل acostumar-se a se obişnui осваиваться zvyknúť si navaditi se naviknuti se få känsla (rätta känslan) för คุ้นเคย alışmak 習慣於 освоювати کسی چیز سے مانوس ہونا sử dụng thành

 thạo cái gì 习惯于 feeling Empathy vs.

Sympathy | Dictionary.com Blog Home » Word Facts » Empathy vs. Sympathy Empathy vs. Sympathy February 9, 2016 by: Dictionary.com 321 Comments The terms empathy and sympathy are often confused, and with good reason. Both of the words deal with the relationship one has to the feelings and experiences of another. Today we explore the differences between these terms and how they are most commonly used. Both sympathy and empathy have roots in the Greek term páthos meaning “suffering, feeling.” The prefix sym- comes from the Greek sýn meaning “with, together with” and the prefix em- derives from the Greek en- meaning “within, in.” Sympathy is the older of the two terms. It entered English in the mid-1500s with a very broad meaning of “agreement or harmony in qualities between things or people.” Since then, the term has come to be used in a more specific way. Nowadays sympathy is largely used to convey commiseration, pity, or feelings of sorrow for someone who is experiencing misfortune.

This prevailing sense is epitomized in the category of greeting card most often labeled “sympathy” that specializes in messages of support and sorrow for those in a time of need. Consider the following examples: “There was little sympathy in England for David Beckham … when he received a red card in a 1998 World Cup loss to Argentina.” – New York Times, July 2, 2015 “…the new [Facebook] feature would automatically replace the existing ‘like’ button with a ‘sympathize’ one when users tag their statuses with a negative emotion, like ‘sad’ or ‘depressed.’” – New York, December 6, 2013 Empathy entered English a few centuries after sympathy—in the late 1800s—with a somewhat technical and now obsolete meaning from the field of psychology, which referred to the physiological manifestation of feelings. Unlike sympathy, empathy has come to be used in a more broad way than it was when it was first introduced into the lexicon; the term is now most often used to refer to the capacity or ability to imagine oneself in the situation of another, thereby vicariously experiencing the emotions, ideas, or opinions of that person.

Consider the following examples: “…many of us believe that if more lives are at stake, we will — and should — feel more empathy (i.e., vicariously share others’ experiences) and do more to help.” – New York Times, July 10, 2015 “I think that’s almost what it is sometimes if you sum up what acting is. It’s just the ultimate expression of empathy.” – Emily Blunt, Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2014 To sum up the differences between the most commonly used meanings of these two terms: sympathy is feeling compassion, sorrow, or pity for the hardships that another person encounters, while empathy is putting yourself in the shoes of another.

Question: What word describes the ability to imagine and share another persons feelings and/or experiences?
Answer: Empathy