pathopoeia
Meanings
noun
- The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions.
- Speech that moves hearers emotionally, especially as the speaker attempts to elicit an emotional response by way of demonstrating his or her own feelings.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παθοποιία (pathopoiía); πάθος (páthos, “passion”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “make”).
Derived words
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