sympathy

noun/ˈsɪmpəθi/CEFR B2

সহমর্মিতা, সহানুভূতি

Meaning

Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Example sentences

She showed sympathy for the victims.সে ভুক্তভোগীদের প্রতি সহমর্মিতা দেখাল।
We offered our sympathy to the family.আমরা পরিবারটির প্রতি আমাদের সহমর্মিতা জানালাম।
She wrote a letter of sympathy.সে একটি সহানুভূতির চিঠি লিখল।
He showed great sympathy for the poor.সে দরিদ্রদের প্রতি গভীর সহানুভূতি দেখাল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: compassion, pity, commiseration

Antonyms: indifference, cruelty, callousness

Similar words, and what each means

compassion
করুণা, মমতা, সহানুভূতি
A deep sympathy for the suffering of others with a wish to help.
pity
করুণা, দয়া; আফসোস
Sadness felt for someone else's suffering, or a cause for regret.
commiseration
সমবেদনা
Sympathy expressed to someone who has had bad luck.

Other English words for “সহমর্মিতা, সহানুভূতি”

empathy
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
compassion
A deep sympathy for the suffering of others with a wish to help.
consideration
Careful thought before a decision, or thoughtfulness towards other people.

Opposite words

indifference
উদাসীনতা
A complete lack of interest or concern.
cruelty
নিষ্ঠুরতা, নির্দয়তা
Behaviour that causes pain or suffering to others deliberately.
callousness
অনুভূতিহীনতা, নির্দয়তা
A lack of concern or sympathy for other people's suffering.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

sympathiseverbসহানুভূতি প্রকাশ করা

“sympathy” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Please accept my deepest sympathy, and my mother's and my brother's as well.
Letter of Condolence to a Friend →
It is a mild criticism, and a quite separate use of the word — it describes a person making a display of their own suffering to attract sympathy. The grave sense, of someone who dies for a belief or a cause, is not in play at all.
martyr — dictionary →
The photograph evoked sympathy.
evoke — dictionary →

Where this word is used

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“sympathy” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সহমর্মিতা, সহানুভূতি
- • পর্যবেক্ষণ; মন্তব্য
- • ব্যবসায়ী
- • পতন
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সহমর্মিতা, সহানুভূতি — sympathy (noun) — সহমর্মিতা, সহানুভূতি. Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
Which word is closest in meaning to “sympathy”?
- • compassion
- • government
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compassion — compassion — করুণা, মমতা, সহানুভূতি. A deep sympathy for the suffering of others with a wish to help.

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