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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According to a report from Catalyst, employees with highly empathic senior leaders report significantly higher engagement.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
One psychological explanation for why empathic people experience fatigue and even burnout is that empathy involves a kind of mirroring of other people’s mental life, a mirroring that can be physically unpleasant.
—Colin Marshall, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Across species, this region has been shown to play a role in evaluating social rewards, empathic responses and decisions involving others.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
People who made more empathic effort (trying to understand how the other person feels) and were less focused on protecting their ego were more likely to apologize well.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
One psychological explanation for why empathic people experience fatigue and even burnout is that empathy involves a kind of mirroring of other people’s mental life, a mirroring that can be physically unpleasant.
—Colin Marshall, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Across species, this region has been shown to play a role in evaluating social rewards, empathic responses and decisions involving others.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
People who made more empathic effort (trying to understand how the other person feels) and were less focused on protecting their ego were more likely to apologize well.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for empathic
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“Empathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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