sympathy
(noun)
noun
1. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
- his sympathies were always with the underdog
Similar word(s): understanding
Definition categories: thought, disposition, inclination, tendency
2. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
Definition categories: feeling
3. a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
- the two of them were in close sympathy