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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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Instead, children can progress in the game only by getting to know the characters, listening to their stories and practicing empathic actions.
—Ekaterina Muravevskaia, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Being empathic to the husband's struggles doesn't mean the wife should accept the situation, however.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Tools for empathic communication—the scripts and rehearsed responses to intense emotion—ought to be taught in medicine.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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