-pathy

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “suffering,” “feeling” ( antipathy; sympathy ); in compound words of modern formation, often used with the meaning “morbid affection,” “disease” ( arthropathy; deuteropathy; neuropathy; psychopathy ), and hence used also in names of systems or methods of treating disease ( allopathy; homeopathy; hydropathy; osteopathy ).

-pathy

combining form

indicating feeling, sensitivity, or perception
telepathy
indicating disease or a morbid condition
psychopathy
indicating a method of treating disease
osteopathy

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Derived Forms

-pathic, combining_form:in_adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -pathy¹

Combining form representing Greek pátheia suffering, feeling, equivalent to páth ( os ) pathos + -eia -y ³

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -pathy¹

from Greek patheia suffering; see pathos

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Example Sentences

The Axiom-1 crew included Connor, Stibbe, a businessman and former Israeli Air Force fighter pilot, and Mark Pathy, the chief executive of Mavrik Corp., a Canadian investment firm.

From Washington Post

Sym = con or com, and pathy = passion; hence, compassion = sympathy.—Give an English derivative expressing the same thing.

From Literature

Axiom handled the logistics for the trip for its three paying customers: American real estate tycoon Larry Connor; Canadian private equity CEO Mark Pathy; and Israeli investor Eytan Stibbe of Tel Aviv.

From Seattle Times

“It’s been eye-opening in so many ways,” Pathy said, “that I think will have such a lasting impact on my life.”

From Seattle Times

According to ABC the private citizens who paid $55M each for the week-long trip, brokered by Houston, Texas-based startup Axiom Space, included Larry Connor of Connor Group; Mark Pathy of Mavrik Corp.; and Eytan Stibbe, of Vital Capital.

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