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- [pey-thos, -thohs, -thaws]
- /ˈpeɪ θɒs, -θoʊs, -θɔs/
- /ˈpeɪ.θɒs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pey-thos, -thohs, -thaws]
- /ˈpeɪ θɒs, -θoʊs, -θɔs/
Definitions of pathos word
- noun pathos the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion. 1
- abbreviation PATHOS pity. 1
- noun pathos Obsolete. suffering. 1
- noun pathos pity, compassion 1
- uncountable noun pathos Pathos is a quality in a situation, film, or play that makes people feel sadness and pity. 0
- noun pathos the quality or power, esp in literature or speech, of arousing feelings of pity, sorrow, etc 0
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Origin of pathos
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Greek páthos suffering, sensation, akin to páschein to suffer
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Parts of speech for Pathos
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pathos popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pathos usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pathos
noun pathos
- broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
- descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- downcome — a downcomer.
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
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