pathos, n.
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a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pathos poignancy
sample sentences
"the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
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a style that has the power to evoke feelings
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pathos
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a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
commiseration pathos pity ruth
sample sentences
"the blind are too often objects of pity"
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