pathos
US /ˈpeɪ.θɑːs/
UK /ˈpeɪ.θɑːs/
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the power of a person, situation, piece of writing, or work of art to cause feelings of sadness, especially because people feel sympathy:
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There's a pathos in his performance which he never lets slide into sentimentality.