Pathos
Pathos [ PEY-thos, -thohs, -thaws ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. an emotion or sentiment of sorrow or sympathy 2. a quality that evokes sadness or pity | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The air was rife with pathos as mourners started to arrive for the funeral. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
What is less surprising is to learn that a particularly deadly form of kamikaze aircraft, a piloted rocket that could reach speeds of 880kph, was given the name "Ohka" falling cherry blossom, a name whose poetic pathos and imagery of youthful sacrifice was lost on the US sailors at whom it was aimed. |
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