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

Definition categories: link, affinity, kinship