The ability to understand and share the feelings of another about an issue, but only after the issue has directly affected you.
He never supported gay marriage before, but he does now that his daughter recently came out. That's not empathy, it's mepathy.
She was always against unemployment benefits, but now is in favor of them after losing her job. Classic mepathy.
She was always against unemployment benefits, but now is in favor of them after losing her job. Classic mepathy.
by Reflecting back June 29, 2020
Get the Mepathy mug.The reverse of "em"pathy. When you want to use one word for "Lack of empathy". Selfish, thoughtless and doesn't care about others' feelings. Self absorbed.
by mjake1 August 7, 2011
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The opposite of empathy...the antonym for empathy...empathy is the ability to feel what someone feels, to walk in that person's shoes...one who exhibits mepathy never considers the feelings of another, it is all about me, me, me...therefore this person suffers from mepathy!
The ex-president has been described as a self centered narcissist, he only thinks of himself and never others...he suffers from an acute case of mepathy.
by k9backdoc October 11, 2022
Get the mepathy mug.(n.) map-uh-thee (often expressed as, "How the hell did you know I was there?!") is a state of indifference to the same old maps one has been playing for the last several months. The Mapathetic individual no longer derives pleasure from blowing up people hiding in the cockpit or on top of the crane. More than 20 million people may be at risk for Mapathy.
*see Modern Warfare 2
*see Modern Warfare 2
"Dude I've been playing mw2 everyday for the past couple months and I'm suffering from severe mapathy."
Guy1: "Holy crap these call of duty maps suck hardcore!"
Guy2: "Calm down man, everyone hates them. It's called mapathy"
Guy1: "Holy crap these call of duty maps suck hardcore!"
Guy2: "Calm down man, everyone hates them. It's called mapathy"
by Shrimpanzee March 9, 2010
Get the Mapathy mug.Person 1: "Did you get the new map pack for Modern Warfare 2?"
Person 2: "Yeah, what a waste of $15. Now not only can I be tired of playing the same old maps, I can be tired of playing even older maps plus 3 mediocre ones"
Person 1: "Yeah if I wasn't suffering from mapathy before, I sure am now"
Person 2: "Yeah, what a waste of $15. Now not only can I be tired of playing the same old maps, I can be tired of playing even older maps plus 3 mediocre ones"
Person 1: "Yeah if I wasn't suffering from mapathy before, I sure am now"
by JP88 April 23, 2010
Get the Mapathy mug.When men feel pain that other men will, or have felt, whether this be in real life, on the internet or watching various games of sport on TV.
But menpathy is not restricted to pain to the genital area. It can be other things that men experience (such as being cock-blocked or missing out on something that men would enjoy.)
Menpathy is simply empathy between men.
But menpathy is not restricted to pain to the genital area. It can be other things that men experience (such as being cock-blocked or missing out on something that men would enjoy.)
Menpathy is simply empathy between men.
Eg.1
*Man gets kicked in the balls*
Man 1: OWWWW *holds balls*
Man 2: That is a serious case of menpathy.
Eg.2
Man 1: I have the disc to install Skyrim but I can't do that until it is realised tomorrow.
Man 2: I feel your pain, man.
*Man gets kicked in the balls*
Man 1: OWWWW *holds balls*
Man 2: That is a serious case of menpathy.
Eg.2
Man 1: I have the disc to install Skyrim but I can't do that until it is realised tomorrow.
Man 2: I feel your pain, man.
by Slydexia November 10, 2011
Get the menpathy mug.The opposite of empathetic. Someone who can't see anyone else's point of view and is entirely selfish.
by georgeha March 17, 2009
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