pathopoeia

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Synonyms: pathopoela, mythopoeia, ethopoeia, pathophobia

Antonyms: pathopoela, mythopoeia, ethopoeia, pathophobia

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|music}} The arousing of [[emotion]] in someone who hears [[music]]; a [[passage]] designed to arouse emotions.
2. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} Speech that moves hearers emotionally, especially as the speaker attempts to elicit an emotional response by way of demonstrating his or her own feelings.

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