Sympathy meaning

noun

1. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

   “his sympathies were always with the underdog”

   “I knew I could count on his understanding”

   Synonymsunderstanding

2. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

   Synonymsfellow feeling

3. a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other

   “the two of them were in close sympathy”