Definition of: empathy

(em′pə·thē) noun
1. Psychol. A strong imaginative or emotional projection of one's self into a work of art; esthetic appreciation.
2. Psychoanal. The mental identification of the ego with the character and experiences of another person. [<Gk. empatheia <en- in + pathos feeling; trans. of G Einfühlung]

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