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Empathy and Sympathy Two words that are often used interchangeably are empathy and sympathy.  Although both have comparable meanings, they are unmistakably dissimilar.   Sympathy is described as a feeling of compassion, sorrow, or pity for the difficulties that another person encounters.  On the other hand, empathy is metaphorically putting oneself in someone else’s shoes. The […]

The Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy