Pathetic Fallacy

Definition: Pathetic Fallacy

Pathetic Fallacy

Noun

1. The fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy.

Commercial Usage: Pathetic Fallacy

Domain	Title
Books	Pathetic Fallacy (reference) Pathetic Fallacy in the Nineteenth Century (reference) The pathetic fallacy : a lecture delivered at the Library of Congress on May 7, 1984 (reference) (more book examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Pathetic Fallacy

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Modern Translations: Pathetic Fallacy

Language		Translations for "pathetic fallacy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Romanian		atribuire de însuşiri omeneşti obiectelor din naturã, antropomorfism (anthropomorphism). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings: Pathetic Fallacy

Misspellings
	"Pathetic Fallacy" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: pathetic falicy. (additional references)
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Anagrams: Pathetic Fallacy

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-c-e-f-h-i-l-l-p-t-t-y"
	-2 letters: apathetically.
	-3 letters: pathetically.
	-4 letters: aphetically.
	-5 letters: capacitate, cataleptic, hectically, pathetical, phatically, tactically, thetically.
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