Definition: the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion; pity.
Origins: 1570–80; < Greek páthos suffering, sensation, akin to páschein to suffer
Example: The dramatic performance was rich in sad pathos and left the audience with teary eyes.
