/ English Dictionary

PATHOS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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)

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