Empathy or Sympathy?

What Is the Difference between "Empathy" and "Sympathy"? (Video)

Empathy and sympathy are easy to confuse. Empathy means the ability to understand and share the feelings of another (having shared a similar experience). Sympathy means feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

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