Synonyms for pathos
ˈpeɪ θɒs, -θoʊs, -θɔspathos

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1. pathos, poignancynoun

   a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

   "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"

   Synonyms:
   poignance, poignancy, commiseration, pity, ruth

2. commiseration, pity, ruth, pathosnoun

   a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

   "the blind are too often objects of pity"

   Synonyms:
   compassion, poignancy, ruth, commiseration, shame, pity, condolence

3. pathosnoun

   a style that has the power to evoke feelings

   Synonyms:
   poignancy, commiseration, pity, ruth

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1. pathosnoun

   Synonyms:
   passion, warmth of feeling, tender emotion

2. pathosnoun

   Synonyms:
   pathetic quality, tender tone

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1. List of paraphrases for "pathos":

   ducks

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How to use pathos in a sentence?

1. Richard:

   The echo began in some indescribable way to undermine her hold on life. Coming at a moment when she chanced to be fatigued, it had managed to murmur, 'Pathos, piety, courage -- they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.'

2. E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, 1924:

   Pathos, piety, courage, — they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.

3. Henry van Dyke:

   Who can explain the secret pathos of Nature's loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory of the lost Paradise. It is the sense that even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.

4. Nicolas Cage:

   In that letter it became clear to me that he was looking more towards a genuine interest in some of the earlier work and a celebration of that, with the elements of whatever pathos I've been through that people have or have not read about, and so I said, 'OK, I think maybe there's something here.' On top of which I have a mantra of sorts, which is that the very thing you're afraid of is probably – most likely as long as (it's) within reason (and)doesn't hurt yourself or someone else–that's the very thing you should go towards, because you're probably going to learn something.