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1. (adj.) pathetic
causing or evoking pity, either sympathetically or contemptibly; pitiful:
a pathetic sight; a pathetic return on our investment.
2. pathetic
sad; sorrowful; mournful:
a pathetic tone of voice.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < LL pathēticus < Gk pathētikós sensitive =pathēt(ós) made or liable to suffer, v. adj. of páschein to suffer +-ikos -ic)
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1. (adj) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched
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. (adj) pathetic, pitiable, pitiful
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
"their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
3. (adj) pathetic, ridiculous, silly
inspiring scornful pity
"how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
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1. (adjective) pathetic
annoyingly ineffective
a pathetic attempt to apologize
2. pathetic
causing you to feel sympathy
A pathetic little kitten, wet and shivering.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) pathetic
expressing or showing anger; passionate
2. (adj) pathetic
affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story
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Sense: causing pity
The lost dog was a pathetic sight.
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 Afrikaans: jammerlik |
 Arabic: مُثير للشَّفَقَه |
 Bulgarian: трогателен |
 Brazilian: lastimável |
 Czech: žalostný, dojemný |
 German: bemittleidenswert |
 Danish: sørgelig |
 Greek: αξιολύπητος |
 Spanish: lastimoso, patético |
 Estonian: liigutav |
 Farsi: رقت انگیز |
 Finnish: säälittävä |
 French: pathétique |
 Hebrew: מְעוֹרֵר רַחֲמִים |
 Hindi: करुणाजनक |
 Croatian: bijedan |
 Hungarian: szánalmas |
 Indonesian: menyedihkan |
 Icelandic: átakanlegur |
 Italian: pietoso |
 Japanese: 哀れな |
 Korean: 불쌍한 |
 Lithuanian: graudus |
 Latvian: aizkustinošs |
 Malay: menyedihkan |
 Dutch: meelijwekkend |
 Norwegian: ynkelig; gripende |
 Polish: żałosny |
 Persian: رقت انگیز |
 Pashto: غيزه ناك، خواشينوونكى، اح |
 Portuguese: lastimável |
 Romanian: vrednic de milă |
 Russian: трогательный; жалостный |
 Slovak: žalostný |
 Slovenian: ganljiv |
 Serbian: patetičan |
 Swedish: patetisk, gripande, röran |
 Thai: น่าสงสาร |
 Turkish: acıklı, dokunaklı |
 Taiwanese: 可憐的 |
 Ukrainian: зворушливий; жалісний |
 Urdu: قابل رحم |
 Vietnamese: thống thiết |
 Chinese: 可怜的 |
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