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pathetic fallacy
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pathetic fallacy
–noun
the endowment of nature, inanimate objects, etc., with human traits and feelings, as in the smiling skies; the angry sea.
[Origin: coined by John Ruskin in Modern Painters Vol. III, Part IV (1856)]
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pathetic fallacy  
n.   The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example, angry clouds; a cruel wind.

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pathetic fallacy

noun
the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; 'the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy 

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