Definitions for pathetic
pəˈθɛt ɪkpa·thet·ic

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched(adj)

   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, pitiful(adj)

   inspiring mixed contempt and pity

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

3. pathetic, ridiculous, silly(adj)

   inspiring scornful pity

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pathetic(Adjective)

   Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.

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

2. pathetic(Adjective)

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

Origin: From patheticus, from παθητικός, from παθητός, from παθείν.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Pathetic(adj)

   expressing or showing anger; passionate

2. Pathetic(adj)

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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. Antonio Masa Caada:

   The [thieves] won’t turn up at court. It’s pathetic.

2. Chris Hurley:

   Literally seconds after he hits the ground, it’s pathetic.

3. Helen Keller:

   The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

4. Ryan Williams:

   He's put together, for lack of a better word, a pretty pathetic political operation.

5. Jerry Garcia:

   Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.

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