Usually means: Attributing human emotions to nature.
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General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. pathetic fallacy: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. pathetic fallacy: Merriam-Webster
  3. pathetic fallacy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. pathetic fallacy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. pathetic fallacy: Collins English Dictionary
  6. pathetic fallacy: Vocabulary.com
  7. pathetic fallacy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. pathetic fallacy: Wiktionary
  9. pathetic fallacy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. pathetic fallacy: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. pathetic fallacy: Dictionary.com
  12. Pathetic fallacy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. pathetic fallacy: Rhymezone
  14. pathetic fallacy: FreeDictionary.org
  15. pathetic fallacy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. pathetic fallacy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. PATHETIC FALLACY: Bobs Byway OF POETIC TERMS

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pathetic fallacy: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pathetic fallacy: A Word A Day

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Pathetic Fallacy: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (pathetic fallacy)

noun:  A metaphor which consists in treating inanimate objects or concepts as if they were human beings, for instance having thoughts or feelings.

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