empathogen

English

Etymology

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

Noun

empathogen (plural empathogens)

  1. A chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.

Derived terms


German

Etymology

From English empathogen.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

empathogen (comparative empathogener, superlative am empathogensten)

  1. empathogenic

Declension

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