pathos
noun/ˈpeɪθɑs/
Frequency rank: #15,318 most common English word
Meaning
a quality that evokes feelings of pity, sadness, or sympathetic sorrow.
Example sentence
The film's final scene was filled with such pathos that many viewers left the theatre in tears.
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