empathetic vs empathic

empathetic

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adjective

  1. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states

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Objectivism then proceeds to "elevate" the pupil to true malignant narcissism by demonizing "altruism" -- Rand's term of art for all the empathetic values -- and lionizing sadism.

The third character is Mr. Malik's observant, empathetic shamba boy helper, Benjamin.

Chelsea season ticket holder and columnist Giles Smith is in empathetic mood this week, but still has some post-Anfield arguments to make.

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empathic

Definitions

adjective

  1. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states

Examples

Their relationship is both telepathic and empathic, and the music they make similarly intuitive.

Indeed, brain research shows that boys are actually more empathic, expressive, and emotive at birth than girls.

It is also possible to experience empathic overarousal because one is emotionally so overwhelmed by one's empathic feelings that one is unable to be concerned with the suffering of the other (Hoffman

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