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Merciful vs Empathetic - What's the difference?

merciful | empathetic |

As adjectives the difference between merciful and empathetic

is that merciful is showing mercy while empathetic is showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings etc; empathic.

merciful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • showing mercy
  • * 1900', , Chapter I,
    • The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.

    Antonyms

    * merciless * cruel

    Anagrams

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    empathetic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings etc; empathic