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pathopoeia.

The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions.

    uncountable
  2. Speech that moves hearers emotionally, especially as the speaker attempts to elicit an emotional response by way of demonstrating his or her own feelings.

    rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek παθοποιία (pathopoiía); πάθος (páthos, “passion”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “make”).

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