pathos

Nouns

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

Synonyms

poignancy commiseration pity ruth

Words of close approximity

Pathan