See also: pathy

English

Etymology

    From Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos, suffering) + English -y.

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    -pathy

    1. suffering, feeling, emotion
      sympathy, antipathy, empathy
    2. damage to, disease of, disorder of, or abnormality
      neuropathy, psychopathy, sociopathy
    3. therapy, treatment, method, cure, curative treatment
      hydropathy, homeopathy, naturopathy

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