pathos (62 synonym found)

Pathos has 62 synonyms. The top synonyms for pathos are sympathetic response, heaviness of heart, sympathetic chord, heavyheartedness, regrettableness, distressfulness, comfortlessness, sadheartedness and 54 more. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for pathos?

A common synonym for pathos is sympathetic response. Other synonyms include heaviness of heart, sympathetic chord, heavyheartedness, regrettableness.

How many synonyms does pathos have?

Pathos has 62 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does pathos mean?

(n): the aspect of something which gives rise to a sense of pity; in its rhetorical sense, pathos is a writer's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions.

Definition of pathos:

(n) : the aspect of something which gives rise to a sense of pity; in its rhetorical sense, pathos is a writer's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions. In this sense, pathos is not strictly limited to pity. In its critical sense, pathos denotes an author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character
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Definition of pathos:

(n) : the aspect of something which gives rise to a sense of pity; in its rhetorical sense, pathos is a writer's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions. In this sense, pathos is not strictly limited to pity. In its critical sense, pathos denotes an author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character
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