Noun

Definition: a quality that causes people to feel sympathy and sadness.

I encountered this word while studying for my Speech Final exam.

In the text book, it is defined as a term that represents appeal to the audience’s emotions. Now, I understand that it is a word to describe a certain type of quality that allows you to understand other people’s sadness.

Source:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathos?show=0&t=1384717930