Emotion and Pathos

Emotion

Emotion noun - A subjective response to a person, thing, or situation.

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Pathos and emotion are semantically related in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Pathos" instead a noun "Emotion".

Nearby Words: emotional, emotionless, emotionally, emotionalism, emotive

Pathos

Pathos noun - A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow).

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Synonyms for Pathos

Emotion and pathos are semantically related in feeling topic. You can use "Emotion" instead a noun "Pathos", if it concerns topics such as deep sadness.

Nearby Words: pathetic, pathetics

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How words are described

human	human emotion	human pathos
full	full emotion	full pathos
certain	certain emotion	certain pathos
fake	fake emotion	fake pathos
Other adjectives: considerable, genuine, sheer, extreme, great, deeper.

Both words in one sentence

The Red Tide includes passion, emotion, action, pathos, zeal, and other emotional traits.

Source: Video Game / Torment: Tides of Numenera
Another difference is that while The Quiet One does feel and display emotion (albeit less vocally and regularly, and makes up for it with deeper pathos), the Stoic is so devoid of any semblance of human emotion that he borders on being a true Tin Man.

Source: The Stoic

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