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Empathy

Or Empathetic Understanding, is the ability to intuit the emotional experiencing of another because one has, at one point or another, experienced the same thing oneself.

Sympathy is thinking about someone, but empathy is actually "Knowing" the emotion the person is experiencing, or going through.... having gone though the same emotion oneself.
When I see a fat child, being made fun of, I "know" how he or she is feeling, because I felt the exact same emotion when I was young - my "knowing" is empathy.

When I see a parent pulling a little child who's legs are exhausted, and the child is crying with pain, I "know" what that child is experiencing. I experience empathy for that child.
by esodoc August 5, 2011
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Empathy

The ability to recognize, comprehend, appreciate the feelings of others. In other words, it`s the ability to "read" emotionally people`s minds.
The reason why people like you it`s because you really show empathy when listening to them.
by Savior_Crow October 12, 2010
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Emra

A beautiful smart Balkangirl (usually bosnian roots) who doesn't give a fuck about anything except herself. She's charming, cute and full of self-confidence.

She likes Burek and Cevape. Chocolate is nice too tho.

She's a ghetto girl with the heart of a princess.
"You know Emra the friend of Lea?"
"Yeah man, she fine tho."
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emaratian

An expatriate who was born or raised in the United Arab Emirates
He's an emaratian, that's why he is so accepting of people of different cultures.
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ens is a school filled with lesbians and depressed snakes. if ur the class of ‘23 or/and after ur the most hated and most problematic.
person #1: what school do u go to?
person #2: oh i go to emirates national school
person #1: *ight imma head out*
by i live in my mom’s basement December 7, 2019
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Emiratess123

Its a very epic simp and also singapore's first delta danner
OK EMIRATESS123 THE DELTA DANNER!
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Erath

Synonymous with small penis; devoid of female attention.
He's such a nerdy loser. I'd even go as far as to call him an Erath.
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