Pathos and Pity

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Pathos noun - A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.

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Pity is a synonym for pathos. In some cases you can use "Pity" instead a noun "Pathos".

Nearby Words: pathetic, pathetics

Pity noun - A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.

Usage example: the blind are too often objects of pity

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Pathos is a synonym for pity. You can use "Pathos" instead a noun "Pity".

Nearby Words: pitiful, pitiable, pitying, pitifully, pitied

fake	fake pathos	fake pity
considerable	considerable pathos	considerable pity
genuine	genuine pathos	genuine pity
sheer	sheer pathos	sheer pity
Other adjectives: great, excessive, minor, outright.

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