pathos

pa·thos

P0112100 (pā′thŏs′, -thôs′)n.1. A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow.2. The feeling, as of sympathy or pity, so aroused.

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[Greek, suffering; see k^went(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

pathos

(ˈpeɪθɒs) n1. the quality or power, esp in literature or speech, of arousing feelings of pity, sorrow, etc2. a feeling of sympathy or pity: a stab of pathos. [C17: from Greek: suffering; related to penthos sorrow]

pa•thos

(ˈpeɪ θɒs, -θoʊs, -θɔs)

n. 1. the quality or power in life or art of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion. 2. pity. 3. Obs. suffering. [1570–80; < Greek páthos suffering, sensation, akin to páschein to suffer]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pathos - a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"poignancyquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
	2.	pathos - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"commiseration, pity, ruthfellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
	3.	pathos - a style that has the power to evoke feelingsexpressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"

pathos

noun sadness, poignancy, plaintiveness, pitifulness, pitiableness the pathos of his hopeless situation

Translations

pathospathospatosпафос