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. Ben Carson:

   This is a bunch of lies, this is what it is, it’s a bunch of lies attempting, you know, to say that I ’m lying about my history. I think it’s pathetic.

2. Paulina Porizkova:

   'Put on your clothes, grandma. Hungry for attention, are you? A little desperate here? You’re pathetic,' why is sexiness and nudity applauded in a woman’s youth and reviled in her maturity? Because of men.

3. Nadia AhmadNadia Ahmad:

   I didn't care if I stuck out like a sore thumb, i remember a few days later when I went back to my LSAT class and stopped at a nearby gas station, a man yelled at me,' Go back to your country.' I stared back at him and his pathetic existence and walked away.

4. Ben Carson:

   This is a bunch of lies, this is what it is, it’s a bunch of lies attempting, you know, to say that I’m lying about my history. I think it’s pathetic.

5. Donald Trump on Monday:

   He's a desperate person. He's a sad and a pathetic person. He doesn't even use his last name in his ad.

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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