Defenition of the word pathos
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Defenition of the word pathos
- a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
- a style that has the power to evoke feelings
- a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
- a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
- a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
Synonyms for the word pathos
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- bathos
- commiseration
- grief
- misery
- pity
- poignancy
- ruth
- sadness
- sorrow
- suffering
- tragedy
Similar words in the pathos
Hypernyms for the word pathos
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- expressive style
- fellow feeling
- quality
- style
- sympathy
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