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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of empathetic vs empathetic

what is the difference in usage between empathic and empatheticd
  

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Hi Anon: Dictionaries show these adjectives to be synonyms, but there is a usage difference in the world of science fiction or parapsychology. In these settings, an empath is a person who can read others' feelings by some sort of power like extra-sensory perception. Someone who has this power is said to be empathic .

  • Hi Anon: Dictionaries show these adjectives to be synonyms, but there is a usage difference in the world of science fiction or parapsychology.
  • In these settings, an empath is a person who can read others' feelings by some sort of power like extra-sensory perception.
  • Someone who has this power is said to be empathic .
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Hi Anon:

Dictionaries show these adjectives to be synonyms, but there is a usage difference in the world of science fiction or parapsychology. In these settings, an empath is a person who can read others' feelings by some sort of power like extra-sensory perception. Someone who has this power is said to be empathic.

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