pathos
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- noun
- /ˈpeɪθɒs/
- Literature
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patos
- They have a phrase, monono awade, which is the deep pathos, the sadness that we feel, the fleeting nature of things.
And that's the difference between pathos and bathos.
- And that's the difference between pathos and bathos.
- So the sweetness is in part at least in the pathos that you are experiencing.
- It was just this pathos and drive and ambition and I wasn't happy.
- And in in the Greek version of that word, pathos, like pathology, pathos is deep suffering.
- So some people have ethos, which is ethics, credibility, your back story, some is logos, which is logic, and then pathos, which is heart.
- And I think that to me, it just was like a very full of pathos thing to hear this man describe that.
- You're actually establishing what that pilot, the tone will be the look of it, the you know, how it finds its humor or its, you know, pathos, whatever.
- That was the pitch and it was this this pathos of this man, you know, a kind of a man who'd been knocked down into the street.
- They have a phrase, monono awade, which is the deep pathos, the sadness that we feel, the fleeting nature of things.
- The apparition pathos makes me ill.
Examples
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Her speech about the hardships faced by refugees contained a lot of pathos that moved everyone in the room.
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So some people have ethos, which is ethics, credibility, your back story, some is logos, which is logic, and then pathos, which is heart.
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And a lot of it is using, you know, our pathos, specifically fear.
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And I think that to me, it just was like a very full of pathos thing to hear this man describe that.
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So much pathos from one empty doorway.
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And my favorite, my favorite living statues are the ones who, who have some pathos and, and who actually connect with you.
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It was just this pathos and drive and ambition and I wasn't happy.
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That was the pitch and it was this this pathos of this man, you know, a kind of a man who'd been knocked down into the street.
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A real milestone of neoclassical high drama and pathos, life sized figures just charged with moral fervor.
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The movie was filled with pathos, evoking deep sadness in the audience.
Synonyms
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A strong, sad feeling that moves you
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Strong and complex feelings shown in art, writing, or by a person
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A strong feeling of sadness that deeply moves someone
A sad sound or feeling that shows someone feels sorrow
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pathos comes from the old Greek word pathos, which meant 'suffering' or 'feeling'. You can see the same root in sympathy and empathy, so pathos in art or speech is the quality that makes people feel pity or deep emotion.