medegevoel

Dutch

Etymology

From mede- +‎ gevoel. Cognate with German Mitgefühl.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: me‧de‧ge‧voel

Noun

medegevoel n (uncountable)

  1. compassion, sympathy, fellow-feeling
    Synonyms: medeleven, medelijden
    • 1845, Max Stirner, translated by Thomas Eden and Widukind De Ridder, Belgium, 2008, De enige en zijn eigendom:
      Ik heb medegevoel met ieder voelend wezen en zijn kwelling kwelt, hun verkwikking verkwikt ook mij: doden kan ik hen, martelen niet.
      I have a fellow-feeling with every feeling being, and their torment torments, their refreshment refreshes me too; I can kill them, not torture them.
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