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Word entry · 6 letters

pathos

Best crossword clue

"Quality that stirs pity"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpeɪˌθɒs/Part of speech nounSorted ahopstStarts with PEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

Word origin

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

Used in a sentence

  • His voice had a genuine pathos now, and his large brown hands perceptibly trembled.
  • She could not see, for her whitish eyes were covered with a horny film. Oh, the horrible pathos of the sight! But she could still speak.
  • It was impossible to endure the jargon and the affected pathos of the squire any longer.

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