pathos

English Thesaurus

1. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	quality,
definition	:	an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute)

2. a style that has the power to evoke feelings (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	expressive style, style,
definition	:	a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period (noun.communication)

3. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	fellow feeling, sympathy,
definition	:	sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) (noun.feeling)

4. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	affecting, poignant, touching,
definition	:	arousing affect (adj.all)

5. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with,
definition	:	share the suffering of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	commiserate, sympathise, sympathize,
definition	:	to feel or express sympathy or compassion (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched,
definition	:	deserving or inciting pity (adj.all)

6. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	affecting, poignant, touching,
definition	:	arousing affect (adj.all)

7. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with,
definition	:	share the suffering of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	commiserate, sympathise, sympathize,
definition	:	to feel or express sympathy or compassion (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched,
definition	:	deserving or inciting pity (adj.all)