empathogen

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛmˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/
  • Hyphenation: em‧path‧o‧gen

Noun[edit]

empathogen (plural empathogens)

  1. A chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.

Derived terms[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English empathogen.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. empathogenic

Declension[edit]