pathosnoun · Level 1 SAT1The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathyThe final scene of the film achieves its pathos through understatement rather than melodrama.ModuleLevel 1Registerargument, common, toneCollectionCollection 079SAT Core planAlso in Collection 079asylum, archaeology, automaton, adjunct, analogy, litigant, forbearance, interlocutor and 1 more