sympathetic
adjective/ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/
Frequency rank: #5,336 most common English word
Meaning
feeling or showing understanding and care for someone else's suffering or problems.
Example sentence
The teacher was very sympathetic when she heard about the student's difficult situation.
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