n.
Pronunciation: ' p ā - ˌ thäs, - ˌ tho ̇ s, - ˌ th ō s also ' pa-
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek, suffering, experience, emotion, from paschein (aor. pathein ) to experience, suffer; perhaps akin to Lithuanian k ę sti to suffer
Date: 1591
1 : an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
2 : an emotion of sympathetic pity