English

hyperempathy

From hyper- + empathy.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Ancient Greek ἐμπαθής ‘emotional’

Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια ‘physical affection’

Today it means

noun The state of having an above-average level of empathy, or of experiencing empathy more intensely than others.

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Etymograph / hyperempathy