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sympathy

 
 
/ˈsɪmpəθi/ noun [U]

Translation

PROBLEMS when you show that you understand and care about someone's problems
halden anlama, çelebice davranma, anlayış gösterme, merhamet, sempati
I have no sympathy for people who say they can't find work but are really just too lazy to look. It's not money she wants, it's just a little sympathy.1027
IDEAS agreement with or support for someone's ideas or actions
katılma, aynı şeyleri hissetme, destekleme; uyuşma
Scott was in sympathy with this view.1027
(Definition of sympathy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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