No Matter How You Say It: Empathy

Empathy
Written By Austin Florence

Word Origin

The origin of the word Empathy comes from German Einfühlung (from ein “in” + Fühlung “feeling”).

Can you see how Empathy is getting “in” the feelings of others?

Sign Language

Empathy

Callous

Can you see how Empathy is the recognizing a feeling of the heart and Callous is a break from the heart?

Empathy Idioms

  • All Ears

  • Be a bleeding heart

  • Be a good listener

  • Be a people person

  • Be able to relate to others

  • Be in tune with someone’s emotions

  • Feel someone’s pain

  • Give a hoot

  • Have a good bedside manner

  • Have a heart for someone

  • Have a heart of gold

  • Have a sixth sense

  • Have emotional intelligence

  • I feel your pain

  • I hear what you are saying

  • Kindred spirit

  • Listen with your heart

  • Mind reader

  • Offer a shoulder to cry on

  • Put yourself in someone else’s shoes

  • Relate to someone

  • See things from someone else’s point of view

  • See with someone else’s eyes

  • Soft-hearted

  • Walk a mile in someone’s shoes

In Other Words

  • Soft-heartedness

  • Open-heartedness

  • Tenderheartedness

  • Insight

  • Sensitivity

  • Awareness

  • Understanding

  • Openness

  • Goodwill

Empathy Icons

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