POIGNANCY
\pˈɔ͡ɪnjənsi], \pˈɔɪnjənsi], \p_ˈɔɪ_n_j_ə_n_s_i]\
Definitions of POIGNANCY
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a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
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a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"
By Princeton University
