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pathos n. [
poignancy] a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
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pathos n. [
commiseration, pity, ruth] a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
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pathos n. a style that has the power to evoke feelings
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