pathos definition by Wordo

Noun

The

quality

or

property

of

anything

which

touches

the

feelings

or

excites

emotions

and

passions

,

especially

that

which

awakens

tender

emotions

,

such

as

pity

,

sorrow

,

and

the

like

;

contagious

warmth

of

feeling

,

action

,

or

expression

;

pathetic

quality

.