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empath

empath

16 8.5
A person who feels other people's feelings very strongly
  • noun
  • /ˈɛmpæθ/
translation icon : empático
  • "I am not forcing myself to stay awake," the empath protested.
  • empaths and telepaths

So to all the empaths out there, stop giving it away.

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Examples

  • The empath nodded, mostly to herself, and took a seat on a small blue couch.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • My therapist says that I'm an empath, which means that I'm deeply attuned to others' feelings.

  • I am an empath, and I'm having a hard time at this table.

  • "Unfortunately," the empath said, "I have nothing of substance to report."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I think I'm quite an empath, therefore I read people very deeply and I just feel like I'd be quite good at that.

  • "You are what my people call an empath, an emotion reader and a broadcaster," Troi said.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Getting up from the captain's chair, the first officer escorted the empath to the captain's private office.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Empaths feel feelings.

  • "True," Troi said, "but then Klingons have never come up against a race of empaths with such horribly powerful talents."

    Fiction book (1992)
  • As an empath, I can easily sense when someone is feeling sad or anxious.

Synonyms

sensitive
vsempath
1 4.4

A person who is easily affected by others' feelings

can strongly sense and feel other people's emotions rather than just react

How Empathetic

empath
16 8.5
sympathizer
1 4.3

Surface Forms

empath singular
empaths plural

Etymology

The word empath comes from Greek parts em- 'in' and path 'feeling', the same 'path' you see in sympathy. So an empath is someone who seems to feel other people's emotions as if they were their own.