pathos

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A quality in something that makes you feel pity or sadness.

   The film captured all the pathos of their hopeless situation.

2. 2
   noun

   In writing or speech, the use of emotion to persuade an audience.

   The speaker relied on pathos, telling stories that brought the crowd to tears.

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

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