pathos
Day 26Level 2PEY-thos
evoking pity
evoking sadness or pity
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
emotion, passion, poignancy
Antonyms:
happiness, cheer
Example Sentence:
Knutson takes a middle path, stoking the jokes like a vaudevillian and trying to coax pathos from the hackneyed scenario.
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