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   pa·thet·ic

   /pəˈTHedik/

   adjective

   • 1. arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness: "she looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her" Similar pitifulpitiablepiteousto be pitiedmovingtouchingpoignantplaintivestirringaffectingdistressingdisquietingdisturbingupsettingmiserableheartbreakingheart-rendingagonizingharrowingmortifyingsadwretchedpoorforlorntragicdolefulmournfulwoefulrare:distressfulOpposite comicalcheerful
   • 2. miserably inadequate; of very low standard: "he's a pathetic excuse for a man" Similar feeblewoefulsorrypoorpitifullamentabledeplorablemiserablewretchedcontemptibledespicableinadequatemeagerpaltryinsufficientnegligibleinsubstantialunsatisfactoryworthlessOpposite admirableexcellent
   • 3. relating to the emotions. archaic

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘affecting the emotions’): via late Latin from Greek pathētikos ‘sensitive’, based on pathos ‘suffering’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › patheticPathetic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PATHETIC is having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity. How to use pathetic in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pathetic.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPATHETIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PATHETIC definition: 1. causing feelings of sadness, sympathy, or sometimes lack of respect, especially because a person…. Learn more.

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   Pathetic definition: causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable. See examples of PATHETIC used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPATHETIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them. ...a pathetic little dog with a curly tail. The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight. She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic. pathetically (pəθetɪkli ) adverb.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › patheticPathetic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something pathetic inspires pity and contempt. If your backhand is pathetic , you probably shouldn't try out for the tennis team. These days, when you see the word pathetic , it's pretty clear that it's no compliment.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpathetic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   (informal, disapproving) weak and not successful synonym feeble. a pathetic excuse. She made a pathetic attempt to smile. I know it sounds pathetic, but I can’t ride a bike. You're pathetic! Extra Examples. Topics Difficulty and failure c2. Word Origin. See pathetic in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: pathetic.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPATHETIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   showing no skill, effort, or bravery: He made a rather pathetic attempt to apologize. You're too frightened to speak to her? Come on, that's pathetic! It was a pathetic performance. pathetic adjective (SAD) sad and weak: Four times the pathetic little creature fell to the ground. pathetically. adverb. a pathetically small amount of money.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordPATHETIC - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them.

10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › patheticpathetic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Sep 29, 2024 · pathetic (comparative more pathetic, superlative most pathetic) Arousing pity , sympathy , or compassion ; exciting pathos . The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPATHETIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    PATHETIC meaning: 1. causing feelings of sadness, sympathy, or sometimes lack of respect, especially because a person…. Learn more.