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Pathos

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

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Senses

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a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

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a style that has the power to evoke feelings

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
pitypoignancy
possessive
Pathos's
pluralpossessive
Pathoses'