pseudo-empathy

noun

The understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person, but without identification, care or urge to improve their condition.

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Meanings

nounpseudo-empathy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person, but without identification, care or urge to improve their condition.
  2. uncountablehuman sciencesThe power to manipulate another person's emotional condition for one's own benefit.

Origin

From pseudo- + empathy.

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APA

pseudo-empathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-empathy

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“pseudo-empathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-empathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudo-empathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-empathy.

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