empathogen

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

  • IPA(key): [ɛmpatoˈɡeːn]
  • Hyphenation: em‧pa‧tho‧gen
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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

  1. empathogenic

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