word
pathetic fallacy
pah-THET-ik FAL-ah-see
pəˈθɛtɪk ˈfæləsiListen
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Syllable breakdown
patheticfallacy
Dictionary meaning
attributing human emotions to inanimate nature (angry skies, weeping rain)
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