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pa·thos (pths, -thôs)

n.

1. A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow.

2. The feeling, as of sympathy or pity, so aroused.

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[Greek, suffering; see k^went(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

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