"sympathies" in the noun sense
1. sympathy, understanding
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
"his sympathies were always with the underdog"
"I knew I could count on his understanding"
2. sympathy, fellow feeling
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
3. sympathy
a relation of affinity or harmony between people whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
"the two of them were in close sympathy"
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