Empathy has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nothing is more important than empathy. | |
| 2. | Tom lacks empathy. | |
| 3. | Empathy is not the same as sympathy. | |
| 4. | Be careful not to confuse sympathy for empathy. | |
| 5. | An old man told his grandson, "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth." The boy thought about it and asked, "Grandfather, which wolf wins?" The old man quietly replied, "The one you feed." | |
| 6. | Young children ought to learn empathy for animals. | |
| 7. | Dan didn't have any empathy whatsoever to any human being. | |
| 8. | The hallmark of a sociopath is a lack of empathy. | |
| 9. | Tom has no empathy. | |
| 10. | On his recent visit with his grandparents in Boston, Tom listened with growing empathy as they related tales of their hardscrabble childhoods and their coming of age during the Great Depression. His grandfather also spoke of enlisting in the army during World War II. |