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Word: Pathos
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Greek pathos ‘suffering’; related to paskhein ‘suffer’ and penthos ‘grief’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpeɪθɒs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a quality that evokes pity or sadness
Short Definition:quality that evokes pity or sadness
Examples:- the actor injects his customary humour and pathos into the role
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