pa ‧ thos /ˈpeɪθɒs $ -θɑːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: 'suffering, feeling, disease' , from paschein ; ⇨ ↑ pathetic ]
the quality that a person, situation, film, or play has that makes you feel pity and sadness:
the pathos of the woman trying to keep her lover