sympathy

/ˈsɪmpəθi/ noun [C or U]

Definition

› the act of showing understanding for someone or for a particular situation: sympathy for sb The prime minister expressed his sympathy for those injured in the attacks.have great/little/no sympathy for sth Locals have little sympathy for the chemical company following the toxic waste disaster.

come/walk out in sympathy › HR, WORKPLACE to stop working in order to show your support for a group of workers who are on strike : The airline's ground staff walked out in sympathy with catering contractors.

in sympathy › if prices on a market rise or go down in sympathy with others, they do this as a result of the others rising or going down: Gilts advanced 23p in sympathy with the overnight rise in US treasury bonds.

(Definition of sympathy noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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