How do you spell Sympathetic?
Correct spelling
sympathetic
SYM-PATH-ETIC: remember PATHOS (feeling) stays intact in the middle
Why is sympathetic spelled this way?
From Greek sympatheia, fellow feeling. SYN (together) + PATHOS (feeling). Sympathy is feeling together — your heart echoing another's emotion.
Common misspellings of sympathetic
sympathaticsimpatheticsympathticsympatethic
Example
The nurse was sympathetic to the patient's concerns about the surgery.