Definitions for pathetic
pəˈθɛt ɪkpa·thet·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretchedadjective

   deserving or inciting pity

   "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"

2. pathetic, pitiable, pitifuladjective

   inspiring mixed contempt and pity

   "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"

3. pathetic, ridiculous, sillyadjective

   inspiring scornful pity

   "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patheticadjective

   Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.

   The old man's pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man's heart.

2. patheticadjective

   Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.

3. Etymology: From patheticus, from παθητικός, from παθητός, from παθείν.

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1. pathetic

   Pathetic is an adjective that describes something as causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, or a similar emotion. It can also refer to something being woefully inadequate or unimpressive, often in a way that is pitiful or contemptible.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Patheticadjective

   expressing or showing anger; passionate

2. Patheticadjective

   affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story

3. Etymology: [L. patheticus, Gr. paqhtiko`s, fr. paqei^n, pa`schein, to suffer: cf. F. pathtique. See Pathos.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pathetic

   -al, pa-thet′ik, -al, adj. showing passion: affecting the tender emotions: causing pity, grief, or sorrow: touching: (anat.) trochlear.—adj. Pathemat′ic, pertaining to emotion.—adv. Pathet′ically.—ns. Pathet′icalness; Path′etism, animal magnetism; Path′etist, one who practises this.—The pathetic, the style or manner fitted to excite emotion. [Gr. pathētikos, subject to suffering.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pathetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pathetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of pathetic in a Sentence

1. Pete Buttigieg:

   I don't know if Donald Trump felt it necessary to pull out a sharpie and change the map, I don't know if one of his aides felt they had to do that to protect Donald Trump ego. No matter how you cut it, this is an unbelievably sad state of affairs for our country, look, when the presidency has been reduced to this, all of us are diminished because the presidency is supposed to be something we all look up to, even if we disagree with the President... what we're seeing there is literally pathetic.

2. Raichand Mohta:

   The condition is pathetic. At this moment no one has any clue how many people are trapped.

3. Taylor Budowich:

   It seems like perpetual-failed-candidate Hillary Clinton’s basket of deplorables has run stale, not unlike herself, it’s pathetic, it’s divisive, and it is further cementing her legacy of cringe.

4. Virat Kohli:

   To me, attacking someone over their religion is the most pathetic thing that a human being can do, we stand by him fully, we're backing him 200 %... our brotherhood, our friendship within the team -- nothing can be shaken.

5. Fred Zeidman:

   CNBC trashed the whole debate, they were so pathetic turning the 'substantive' debate into reality TV that I watched the World Series.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pathetic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pathetic
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathetic
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pathetic