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empathogen

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English

Etymology

From empathy + -o- + -gen, coined by American psychologist Ralph Metzner in 1983.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛmˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/
  • Hyphenation: em‧path‧o‧gen
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

empathogen (plural empathogens)

  1. A chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English empathogen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

empathogen (strong nominative masculine singular empathogener, comparative empathogener, superlative am empathogensten)

  1. empathogenic

Declension

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