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pathos meaning in Kannada

ಮರುಕಬರಹ

/ˈpeɪˌθɒs/US/ˈpeɪˌθɑs/

pathos in Kannada: ಮರುಕಬರಹ, ಕಾರುಣ್ಯ, ಮರುಕ. In English, pathos means the quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.

Kannada words for pathos

ಮರುಕಬರಹ, ಕಾರುಣ್ಯ, ಮರುಕ

English meaning of pathos

  1. noun The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
  2. noun A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses emotional appeals to the audience as the main form of persuasion.
  3. noun An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
  4. noun In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life.

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Questions about pathos in Kannada

What is the meaning of pathos in Kannada?
Pathos in Kannada is ಮರುಕಬರಹ, ಕಾರುಣ್ಯ, ಮರುಕ.
pathos ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Pathos: ಮರುಕಬರಹ, ಕಾರುಣ್ಯ, ಮರುಕ.
What does pathos mean in English?
Pathos means the quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: pathos (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: pathos (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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