What does pathetic mean?
Definitions for pathetic
pəˈθɛt ɪkpa·thet·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
pathetic, pitiable, pitifuladjective
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
"their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
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
Wiktionary
patheticadjective
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.
The old man's pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man's heart.
patheticadjective
Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
Etymology: From patheticus, from παθητικός, from παθητός, from παθείν.
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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 Dictionary
Patheticadjective
expressing or showing anger; passionate
Patheticadjective
affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story
Etymology: [L. patheticus, Gr. paqhtiko`s, fr. paqei^n, pa`schein, to suffer: cf. F. pathtique. See Pathos.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pathetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pathetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of pathetic in a Sentence
No one has ever achieved anything significant without a chorus of critics standing on the sideline saying why it can't be done, nothing is easier or more pathetic than being a critic.
The [thieves] won’t turn up at court. It’s pathetic.
Eight days for gross negligence resulting in the death of a 12-year-old boy, how pathetic is that?
It's a pathetic response to a serious problem that has plagued the ability of the U.S. to successfully recover Americans held captive in the post-9/11 era.
It’s frankly outrageous and highly irresponsible for a left-wing blog … to drop highly salacious and flat-out false information on the Internet just days before he takes the oath of office, ... The fact that BuzzFeed and CNN made the decision to run with this unsubstantiated claim is a sad and pathetic attempt to get clicks.
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- patetiesAfrikaans
- patètic, commovedorCatalan, Valencian
- dojemnýCzech
- patetisk, medynkvækkende, sørgelig, ynkeligDanish
- gefühlvoll, rührend, erbärmlich, mitleiderregend, bemitleidenswert, jämmerlichGerman
- patéticoSpanish
- liigutav, haletsusväärneEstonian
- säälittäväFinnish
- pathétiqueFrench
- פאטתית, פאטתי, קורע לבHebrew
- दयनीयHindi
- szánalmasHungarian
- menyedihkanIndonesian
- patetico, patetici, patetica, pateticheItalian
- かわいそう, 哀れ, 痛ましい, 情けないJapanese
- პათეტიკური, ამაღელვებელიGeorgian
- meelijwekkend, deerniswekkend, zielig, sneuDutch
- patetiskNorwegian
- żałosnyPolish
- patéticoPortuguese
- patetic, emoționant, disperatRomanian
- жалкий, душераздирающий, жалостныйRussian
- pomilovanja vreden, ganljivSlovene
- patetiskSwedish
- பரிதாபகரமானTamil
- విషాదకరమైనTelugu
- dokunaklı, acıklıTurkish
- 可怜Chinese
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