1. Failure of attempted empathy.
2. The act of empathizing with another individual, but failing due to circumstances beyond your control.
2. The act of empathizing with another individual, but failing due to circumstances beyond your control.
I attempted to explain to my recent ex-girlfriend that I know how she feels in our situation, because I've been in the same position in the past. That attempathy backfired badly, because she thought I was measuring her against another past ex-girlfriend.
by DaHindenburg June 23, 2011