pseudo-empathy

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|psychology}} The [[understanding]] of the [[thought]]s, [[feeling]]s, or emotional state of another person, but without [[identification]], [[care]] or [[urge]] to improve their condition.
2. {{lb|en|psychology}} The [[power]] to [[manipulate]] another person's [[emotional]] [[condition]] for one's own [[benefit]].

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