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[ pey -thos, -thohs, -thaws ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpeɪ θɒs, -θoʊs, -θɔs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
Origin of pathos First recorded in 1570–80; from Greek páthos “suffering, sensation, experience,” akin to páschein “to suffer, feel, be affected”; cf. pathetic
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pathos bathos, pathos Words nearby pathos pathologize, pathology, pathomimesis, pathomorphism, pathophysiology, pathos , pathosis, pathway, -pathy, Patiala, patience
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Example sentences from the Web for pathos This movie and the novel are a beautiful blend of pathos and comedy.
Sherman Alexie on His New Film, the Redskins, and Why It's OK to Laugh at His Work | William O’Connor| August 22, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Braff is striving to convey a poignant blend of pathos and humor here, but his sort of striving is a form of cheating.
Zach Braff’s Irritating Sense of Entitlement | Andrew Romano| July 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Once edgily shocking, the show now feels rich with pathos and poignancy.
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Instead, they (and we) all slip back into a cultural habit that has its origins in the Vietnam War: we turn to pity and pathos .
Surviving War Doesn’t Turn All Veterans into Victims, Sometimes it Helps Them Grow | David Morris| May 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Our ambitious activists of all stripes have just about sucked the last drop of pathos out of “raising awareness.”
Rand Paul’s Comments on GOP Voter-ID Laws Mark a Turning Point | James Poulos| May 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He was in a very sweet humor,—full of wit and pathos , without being overbearing or oppressive.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 | Various
The pathos in her tones, the sad lines about Ann's sweet mouth, made Fledra grasp her hands in girlish impetuousness.
From the Valley of the Missing | Grace Miller White
I assure you, they failed to grasp the meaning, not to speak of the pathos and divine beauty, of those awful words.
My New Curate | P.A. Sheehan
She exuded at every pore the pathos of her young undirected force.
A Christmas Garland | Max Beerbohm
Of pathos Dante has given examples unsurpassed in literature.
Essays sthetical | George Calvert
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British Dictionary definitions for pathos 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
Word Origin for pathos C17: from Greek: suffering; related to penthos sorrow
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Words related to pathos emotion, passion, poignancy, desolation, feeling, sentiment, plaintiveness, pitiableness, pitifulness