pathos
noun/ˈpeɪθɒs/
/ˈpeɪθɑːs/
[uncountable]- (in writing, speech and plays) the power of a performance, description, etc. to make you feel sympathy or be sad
- The scene was full of pathos.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Greek pathos ‘suffering’; related to paskhein ‘suffer’ and penthos ‘grief’.
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