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pathos
[ pey-thos, -thohs, -thaws ]
noun
- the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- pity.
- Obsolete. suffering.
pathos
/ ˈ±è±ðɪθɒ²õ /
noun
- the quality or power, esp in literature or speech, of arousing feelings of pity, sorrow, etc
- a feeling of sympathy or pity
a stab of pathos
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pathos1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pathos1
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Example Sentences
The only noise being generated are the answers from the White House: an endless parade of equivocations, lies, innuendo, anger, humor, drama and pathos worthy of a Broadway musical.
As day turns into night, the men play on, never quite managing to express their shared sorrow over the loss, which yields both humor and pathos.
A pitch-perfect combination of pathos, pique and comedy, Eisenberg’s screenplay doesn’t allow any note to get pounded louder than the others.
The director and the actor on the humor and pathos and tension and scary moments — sometimes all at once — in their prize-winning film.
“Maria,†on the other hand, offers little more than pathos and poses.
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