Timeline for One who expresses (or the act of) feigned sympathy/interest in hopes of being recognized for it
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| Feb 20, 2014 at 20:38 | comment | added | Louel | But isn't the word "sympathy" ultimately from a Greek term which means "to suffer together"?. When you sympathize with someone, you are, in fact, commiserating with them. | |
| Feb 20, 2014 at 19:17 | comment | added | Doc | @Louel Crocodile tears are limited to expressions of grief and sorrow, not necessarily sympathy or interest. You can display sympathy without grief coming into the equation at all. | |
| Feb 20, 2014 at 8:13 | comment | added | Louel | How different are they exactly? From the context of the two example sentences, I think it's quite clear that the secretaries and the politicians are both feigning sympathy and interest. | |
| Feb 20, 2014 at 7:57 | comment | added | Jeffrey Kemp | "crocodile tears" are, I think, different from "feigned sympathy or interest", although the motivation may be similar. | |
| Feb 20, 2014 at 7:37 | history | answered | Louel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |