Pertaining to the quality of understanding and sharing another person's experiences and emotions without having experienced them oneself.
Even though Jake had never gone through such a situation himself, his empathive response to Maria's struggles made her feel truly understood and supported
Having an overabundance of empathy for another person or group that borders on being pathologicalto the extent that it harms the individual themself &/or their own group.
Modern White Westernleftists are empathobesic. They favour racial outgroups so much they do untold harm to the interests of their own people.