| pathos | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. pathos, poignancy | a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow).; "the film captured all the pathos of their situation" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. commiseration, pathos, pity, ruth | a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.; "the blind are too often objects of pity" |
| ~ fellow feeling, sympathy | sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish). |
| n. (communication) | 3. pathos | a style that has the power to evoke feelings. |
| ~ expressive style, style | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period.; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" |
| stinging | | |
| n. (state) | 1. sting, stinging | a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung.; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" |
| ~ hurting, pain | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" |
| adj. | 2. cutting, edged, stinging | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character.; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" |
| ~ unkind | lacking kindness.; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all" |
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