Patetismo in english
Pathos
pronunciation: peɪθɑs part of speech: noun
pronunciation: peɪθɑs part of speech: noun
In gestures
patetismo = pathos ; poignancy.
Example: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Example: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.