pathos

n 1: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow);

"the film captured all the pathos of their situation"

[syn: {poignancy}]

2: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of

others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn: {commiseration},

{pity}, {ruth}]

3: a style that has the power to evoke feelings