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PATHOS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
Example:
the film captured all the pathos of their situation
Synonyms:
pathos; poignancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pathos" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A style that has the power to evoke feelings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pathos" is a kind of...):
expressive 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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
Example:
the blind are too often objects of pity
Synonyms:
commiseration; pathos; pity; ruth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("pathos" is a kind of...):
fellow feeling; sympathy (sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish))
Derivation:
pathetic (deserving or inciting pity)
