Sympathetic people try to be understanding and compassionate, but people who have empathy feel that they are inside someone else's mind and emotional being, feel that they are the other person for a while. They live with and share the other's joy, sorrow, pain, fear, love. Readers are often empathetic toward (identify with") one or more fictional characters.
by Luddz June 05, 2015
The old blinkard didn't know what hit him because he just couldn't pay attention to where he was going.
by Luddz May 26, 2015
The more proper term, to refer to a 'Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saint' --instead of the possibly slightly derogatory epithet 'Mormon'. Also, it may be more proper to say 'LDS' -- as in, "He's LDS" and not "He's an LDS" --unless one says "He's an LDS member.'
Are you LDS?
by Luddz February 03, 2015
A kangaroo court is one not following established legal principles and procedures. Some groups off prisoners, for example, try their fellows and occasionally enforce arbitrary, cruel, and/or perverted punishments. In the West a comic show may be made of a kangaroo court, with "dudes" or others being tried for trivial or imaginary offenses. An authorized court may be called a kangaroo court if its procedures are highhanded, irresponsible, and of doubtful legality:.
by Luddz July 08, 2015
A musical instrument that is operated by pressing black and white keys, thereby depressing the spirits of those listening .
by Luddz February 01, 2015
One who willfully hides information, especially to prevent others from attaining knowledge or wisdom; also, tending to obscure, pertaining to the act of obscuring.
"Why are you being such an obscurant!"
by Luddz June 06, 2015
by Luddz January 31, 2015