Vocabulary
Empathy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Urdu meaning
ہم آہنگی، ہم احساس، ہمدلی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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New textbooks taught by teachers from various faiths in environments that prioritise empathy and responsible citizenship harmonise society.
Dawn Editorials —
Teaching inclusion
— 2026-05-02
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A cut in the salaries of cabinet ministers and legislators is more symbolic than substantial and meant to show empathy with the suffering people.The austerity plan is for a limited period and hence of limited benefit.
Dawn Editorials —
Stopgap or long-term?
— 2026-03-19
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We are extraordinarily capable of empathy.
Dawn Editorials —
Who we root for
— 2026-03-15
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The 2m likes are real.What we apparently cannot do is sustain that empathy when the suffering belongs to a people we have been, for decades, conditioned to see as a geopolitical problem rather than as human beings.
Dawn Editorials —
Who we root for
— 2026-03-15
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Women from low-income and undocumented backgrounds repeatedly describe being treated as burdens rather than patients.Communication is minimal, empathy scarce, and accountability weak.
Dawn Editorials —
Excluded from healthcare
— 2026-01-09
Synonyms
affinity with, rapport with, sympathy with, understanding of, sensitivity towards, sensibility to
Curator example
I did not have empathy for the characters
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