sympathiser

Thân thiện

A sympathiser listens to a friend's story with a concerned expression.

Definition

Noun: 1. A person who agrees with or supports the feelings, ideas, or aims of a person or group: A sympathiser is someone who understands and shares the feelings, opinions, or goals of another person or a cause, often offering moral support. 2. A person who expresses pity or sorrow for someone in misfortune: A sympathiser is someone who commiserates with or feels compassion for another person who is experiencing difficulty or hardship.

Usage

The word "sympathiser" describes a person whose support is primarily emotional or ideological. It often implies agreement and shared sentiment rather than active, practical assistance. It can be used in both positive contexts (supporting a cause) and contexts involving misfortune (offering condolences).

Examples

• Supporting feelings/opinions:
  • She was a known sympathiser of the environmental movement.
  • The politician's speech attracted many sympathisers to his cause.
• Commiserating with misfortune:
  • He received letters from sympathisers after his very public defeat.
  • As a fellow patient, she was a true sympathiser who understood my pain.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes carry a neutral or slightly negative connotation when referring to someone who supports a controversial, radical, or opposing group, implying indirect or passive support.
  • The government was wary of potential enemy sympathisers within the population.
• The spelling sympathizer is the standard form in American English.

Variants and Related Words

• Sympathize (verb): To feel or express sympathy.
  • I sympathize with your situation.
• Sympathetic (adjective): Showing, feeling, or expressing sympathy.
  • She gave me a sympathetic smile.
• Sympathy (noun): The feeling of being sorry for someone's misfortune, or understanding between people.
  • He expressed his sympathy for our loss.

Synonyms

• Supporter (emphasizes backing a cause)
• Well-wisher (emphasizes hoping for someone's success)
• Comforter (emphasizes consoling someone in distress)
• Condoler (formal, emphasizes sharing grief)

Related Phrases/Idioms

• To have sympathies with/for: To support or agree with.
  • It was clear he had sympathies for the rebel faction.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
2. commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sympathizer
• well-wisher
• comforter