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Sympathetic

Sympathetic is an adjective with several related meanings centered on shared feeling or compassion. In everyday use, it describes a person who shows concern or pity for others, or actions intended to comfort someone. It can also describe qualities that elicit sympathy in others, or a tendency to feel for others' misfortunes. The word comes from Latin sympathia, via Greek sympatheia, from syn- “together” and -pathos “feeling.”

In physiology, the sympathetic nervous system is a division of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the

In science and music, sympathetic describes phenomena where one system resonates with another: sympathetic resonance or

In literature and rhetoric, a sympathetic character or portrayal is one that readers feel for and understand;

body
for
quick
action
(fight
or
flight).
It
contrasts
with
the
parasympathetic
division,
which
promotes
relaxation
and
recovery.
Functions
include
increasing
heart
rate,
diverting
blood
to
muscles,
and
releasing
energy
stores.
vibration
occurs
when
an
object
vibrates
in
response
to
an
external
sound
at
a
matching
or
related
frequency.
Instruments
often
employ
sympathetic
strings
that
resonate
with
notes
played
on
the
instrument.
the
term
is
used
to
discuss
authorial
voice
and
audience
response.