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ALL meanings of pathetic fallacy

pa·thet·ic fal·la·cy
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  • noun pathetic fallacy attributing emotion to sth inanimate 1
  • noun pathetic fallacy the endowment of nature, inanimate objects, etc., with human traits and feelings, as in the smiling skies; the angry sea. 1
  • noun pathetic fallacy (in literature) the presentation of inanimate objects in nature as possessing human feelings 0
  • noun pathetic fallacy in literature, the attribution of human feelings and characteristics to inanimate things (Ex.: the angry sea, a stubborn door) 0
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