🥺pathos

Meaning

a quality in speech, writing, or events that evokes pity or deep emotion

Example Sentences

The documentary balanced pathos with hope, making the audience both weep and think.

Example Expressions

a touch of pathos

Synonyms

poignancy, sentiment, emotion, sorrow, poignance

Antonyms

apathy, indifference, detachment

Collocations

pathos and humor, a touch of pathos, genuine pathos, evoke pathos, dramatic pathos