empathic
adjective
em·path·ic
em-ˈpa-thik 
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: involving, characterized by, or based on empathy : empathetic
It is also during early childhood that people begin experiencing empathic guilt—feeling distress when they have been the cause of someone else's discomfort.—
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gave an empathic nod as I recounted my repeated efforts to land a decent-paying job in a tough economy
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Born under the artistic water sign Pisces, symbolized by the Fish, your child is whimsical, sensitive, empathic, and imaginative.
—Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026
Now, imagine this happening in a sentimental, intuitive and empathic sign like Cancer — this transit will feel like an overflow of emotion.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Perhaps a health scare, ascent into the middle years, and fatherhood have softened the songwriter, but there is a gentle and empathic feeling at play here that is missing from his early records.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Five working-class friends from Birmingham are drawn with such empathic curiosity that Conor (Daryl McCormack), Patrick (Anthony Boyle), Shiv (Lola Petticrew), Oli (Jay Lycurgo) and Rian (Joe Cole) all but follow you home after the film.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
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Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026
Now, imagine this happening in a sentimental, intuitive and empathic sign like Cancer — this transit will feel like an overflow of emotion.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Perhaps a health scare, ascent into the middle years, and fatherhood have softened the songwriter, but there is a gentle and empathic feeling at play here that is missing from his early records.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Five working-class friends from Birmingham are drawn with such empathic curiosity that Conor (Daryl McCormack), Patrick (Anthony Boyle), Shiv (Lola Petticrew), Oli (Jay Lycurgo) and Rian (Joe Cole) all but follow you home after the film.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
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“Empathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathic. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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