pathos

Übersetzungen

pathossubstantiv
pathoi
Pl.
pathosEmprunt courant en français, surtout dans un registre littéraire ou rhétorique.
The pathos of the movie's ending left the audience in tears.
Le pathos de la fin du film a laissé le public en larmes.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
pathétiqueAu sens de qualité émouvante, triste ou mélancolique; emploi plus littéraire.
Synonyme
emotional appeal
tragic quality

Definitionen

pathossubstantiv
A quality that evokes pity, sadness, or sympathy.
The pathos of the movie's ending left the audience in tears.
An emotional appeal used in rhetoric to persuade an audience by eliciting feelings such as pity or sorrow.
The speaker relied heavily on pathos to convince the crowd of the urgency of the cause.