pathos

Meanings

• Noun

  An emotion or feeling, especially one that causes pity, sadness, or compassion.

  - "The novel evoked a deep sense of pathos in its readers."
  - "The actor's portrayal of the suffering character elicited pathos from the audience."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpeɪˌθɒs/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pathos
bodes , odes , modes , codes

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Variants

List of all variants of pathos that leads to same result
pathos , pathoses

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'pathos' meaning 'suffering' or 'experience'.

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Trivia

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1. The ancient Greeks believed that pathos was one of the six basic emotions.

2. The term 'pathos' is also used in medicine to refer to a patient's suffering or emotional state.

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Related Concepts

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1. Empathy: Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It is closely related to pathos as both involve emotional responses.

2. Pathos literature: Pathos literature is a genre of writing that aims to evoke strong emotional responses from the reader. It often focuses on themes of suffering, loss, and tragedy.

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Quotes

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1. Many schools at the end of the Depression were poor, but the threadbare nature of Christchurch was almost Dickensian in its "pathos".

   - William Styron,{it}This Quiet Dust and Other Writings{/it},(1953) 1982

2. The struggle back to solvency was arduous, and the stubborn determination and reserves of strength that it called forth from him in his mid-forties made him all at once a figure of considerable "pathos" and heroism in my eyes, a cross of a kind between Captain Ahab and Willy Loman.

   - Philip Roth,{it}Reading Myself and Others{/it},(1961) 1975

3. There is a "pathos" to the deflated certainties that left the Washington lawyer Leonard Garment weeping, inconsolable, outside the Senate chamber as the debate was ended.

   - Garry Wills,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},10 Sept. 1989

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Culture

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In literature and art, pathos is often used to evoke emotional responses from the audience. It is a key element in many tragic stories and works of art.

How to Memorize "pathos"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person in pain or suffering to remember the meaning of pathos.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word pathos with feelings of pity, sadness, or compassion.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Pathos is pain' to remember the meaning of the word.

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