suicidal empathy en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by Canadian scholar Gad Saad.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The exhibiting of empathy for others at great harm to oneself.
“We’ve got civilizational suicidal empathy going on,” Musk said, borrowing the term from Gad Saad, a Canadian scholar who is also a frequent Rogan host.
2025 March 5, Zachary B. Wolf, “Elon Musk wants to save Western civilization from empathy”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2025:
Translations (1)
ru суицида́льная эмпа́тия (empathy for others as self-harming)