pathos   (Sound)

The noun pathos has 3 senses

• pathos, poignancy -- (a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation")


• commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos -- (a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity")


• pathos -- (a style that has the power to evoke feelings)