Sympathy is to understand another person’s feelings, show them compassion and then try to help them.
Empathy is sharing another person’s feelings as if they were your own. It is a deeper feeling than sympathy.
- He showed much sympathy to them on the death of their mother.
- The government showed little sympathy towards the protesters.
- She has a lot of empathy for jobless people as she is also looking for a job.
- I feel empathy when I see the pain in your eyes.
