path
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From Greek pathos (suffering, feeling, experience) and Latin patī (to suffer). Shapes emotional and medical vocabulary: sympathy (feeling with), empathy (feeling into), apathy (no feeling), pathetic, and psychopath/sociopath. Patient (one who suffers/endures) and passion (intense suffering/feeling) also derive from this root.
Associated Words
antipathetic
Feeling or causing strong dislike or aversion
antipathy
A strong feeling of dislike or aversion
apathetic
Showing no interest or emotion; indifferent
apathy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or emotion; indifference
compassion
Deep sympathy and concern for the suffering of others
compassionate
Showing deep sympathy and concern for others
compassionately
With sympathy and concern for others' suffering
compatibility
The ability of things to work together without conflict
compatible
Able to work or exist together without conflict
compatibly
In a harmonious or mutually consistent manner
dispassion
Calm objectivity; freedom from strong emotion
dispassionate
Calm, objective, and free from emotional bias
dispassionately
Calmly and objectively, without emotion
empathetic
Showing understanding of others' feelings
empathetically
In an empathetic way
empathic
Showing empathy; understanding others' emotions
empathize
To understand and share another's feelings
empathy
The ability to understand and share another person's feelings
impassion
To arouse strong emotion or passion in someone
impassioned
Filled with strong feeling and enthusiasm; fervent
impassive
Showing no emotion; calm and expressionless
impassively
In a manner showing no emotion or reaction
impassivity
The state of showing no emotion or reaction
impatience
Restlessness and intolerance of delays
impatient
Unable to wait calmly; easily annoyed by delays; eagerly wanting something
impatiently
In an impatient, restless manner
incompatibility
The state of being unable to exist or work together harmoniously
incompatible
Unable to coexist or function together; conflicting
incompatibly
In an incompatible or inconsistent manner
passion
A very strong feeling of enthusiasm, love, or desire
passional
Characterized by strong passion; a book of martyrs' sufferings
passionate
Having or showing very strong feelings or enthusiasm
passionately
With intense feeling or enthusiasm
passionless
Lacking passion or emotion; cold and indifferent
passive
Not taking action; accepting without resistance; the grammatical passive voice
pathetic
Arousing pity or contempt due to inadequacy or misery
pathetically
In a way that arouses pity or contempt
pathogen
A microorganism such as a bacterium or virus that causes disease
pathological
Relating to disease or mental disorder; compulsive and irrational
pathology
The medical study of disease causes and effects; an abnormal condition
pathos
A quality that evokes feelings of pity or sorrow in an audience
patience
The ability to remain calm while waiting or enduring difficulties
patient
a person receiving medical care; able to wait calmly
patiently
In a calm, tolerant manner without complaint
patients
People receiving medical care or treatment
psychopath
A person with antisocial personality disorder, lacking empathy or remorse; 精神病患者,反社会人格者
psychopathic
Relating to or showing psychopathic traits; 精神病态的,反社会人格的
psychopathy
A personality disorder marked by lack of empathy and antisocial behavior; 精神病态,反社会人格障碍
sociopath
A person with antisocial personality disorder
sociopathic
Relating to or characteristic of a sociopath
sympathetic
Showing sympathy, compassion, or approval
sympathetically
In a compassionate, understanding manner
sympathize
To feel or express sympathy for another's suffering
sympathizer
A person who supports a cause or shares another's feelings
sympathy
A feeling of pity or understanding for another's suffering
telepath
A person with telepathic ability; to communicate by thought
telepathic
Relating to telepathy
telepathy
Communication of thoughts between minds without physical means
unsympathetic
Showing no sympathy or understanding