-pathy

See also: pathy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-pəθi/

Suffix

-pathy

1. suffering, feeling

   sympathy, antipathy, empathy

2. Damage to, disease of, or abnormality

   neuropathy, psychopathy, sociopathy

3. therapy

   hydropathy

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -pathy

Related terms

• -path
• -pathic

Translations

in whichever sense

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• Hungarian: -pátia
• Finnish: -patia
• Polish: -patia (pl) f