sympathy

  1. Noun.  A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion.
  2. Noun.  The ability to share the feelings of another; empathy.
  3. Noun.  A mutual relationship between people or things such that they are correspondingly affected by any condition.

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