pathos greek word meaning
Not to be confused with Pothos or Bathos. Pathos (/ËpeÉªÎ¸És/, US /ËpeÉªÎ¸oÊs/; plural: pathea; Greek: ÏÎ¬Î¸Î¿Ï, for suffering or experience; adjectival form: 'pathetic' from ÏÎ±Î¸Î·ÏÎ¹ÎºÏÏ) represents an appeal to the emotions of the audience, and elicits feelings that already reside in them.