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сочу́вствующий — meaning in English

sochuvstvuyushchiy

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English meaning

  • compassionate adj Showing genuine concern and kindness toward someone who is suffering.
  • sympathetic adj Showing understanding, care, or compassion for someone else's feelings or situation.
  • sympathizer noun A person who supports or shares understanding with a cause, side, or movement.

Senses

сочу́вствующий is used for these senses in English:

  • compassionate Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
  • sympathetic Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
  • sympathizer (often, derogatory) A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter.
  • sympathizer (now, rare) A person who has, shows or expresses sympathy (with another person or people); a person who enters into the feelings of another.

compassionate — full definition

  1. adj Showing genuine concern and kindness toward someone who is suffering.
  2. adj Granted as an exception because of a family emergency, illness, or bereavement.

sympathetic — full definition

  1. adj Showing understanding, care, or compassion for someone else's feelings or situation.
  2. adj Favourable or supportive toward an idea, cause, or plan.

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