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pa·thet·ic P0110800 (pə-thĕt′ĭk) also pa·thet·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj.1. Arousing or deserving of sympathetic sadness and compassion: "The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" (John Galsworthy).2. Arousing or deserving of scornful pity.
[French pathétique, from Late Latin pathēticus, from Greek pathētikos, sensitive, from pathētos, liable to suffer, from pathos, suffering; see kwent(h)- in Indo-European roots.]
pa·thet′i·cal·ly adv.Synonyms: pathetic, pitiful, pitiable, piteous, lamentable
These adjectives describe what inspires or deserves pity. Something pathetic elicits sympathetic sadness and compassion: "a most earnest ... entreaty, addressed to you in the most pathetic tones of the voice so dear to you" (Charles Dickens).
Both pitiful and pitiable apply to what is touchingly sad: "She told a most pitiful story" (Samuel Butler)."The emperor had been in a state of pitiable vacillation" (William Hickling Prescott).
Sometimes these three terms connote contemptuous pity, as for what is hopelessly inept or inadequate: a school with pathetic academic standards."To be guided by second-hand conjecture is pitiful" (Jane Austen)."That cold accretion called the world, which, so terrible in the mass, is so unformidable, even pitiable, in its units" (Thomas Hardy).
Piteous applies to what cries out for pity: "They ... made piteous lamentation to us to save them" (Daniel Defoe).
Lamentable suggests the evocation of pity mixed with sorrow: "Tell thou the lamentable tale of me, / And send the hearers weeping to their beds" (Shakespeare).pathetic (pəˈθɛtɪk) adj1. evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc2. distressingly inadequate: the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire. 3. informal Brit ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless: the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic. 4. obsolete of or affecting the feelingspl npathetic sentiments. Also (archaic or obsolete): pathetical [C16: from French pathétique, via Late Latin from Greek pathetikos sensitive, from pathos suffering; see pathos] paˈthetically advpa•thet•ic (pəˈθɛt ɪk) also pa•thet′i•cal,
adj. 1. causing or evoking pity, either sympathetically or contemptibly; pitiful: a pathetic sight; a pathetic return on our investment. 2. sad; sorrowful; mournful: a pathetic tone of voice. [1590–1600; < Late Latin pathēticus < Greek pathētikós sensitive =pathēt(ós) made or liable to suffer, v. adj. of páschein to suffer + -ikos -ic] pa•thet′i•cal•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  pathetic - 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"misfortunate, piteous, hapless, poor, miserable, pitiable, pitiful, wretchedunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" | | 2. | pathetic - inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"pitiable, pitifulcontemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn | | 3. | pathetic - inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammettridiculous, sillyundignified - lacking dignity |
patheticadjective1. sad, moving, touching, affecting, distressing, tender, melting, poignant, harrowing, heartbreaking, plaintive, heart-rending, gut-wrenching, pitiable It was a pathetic sight, watching the people queue for food.
sad funny, entertaining, amusing, ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, comical, droll2. inadequate, useless, feeble, poor, sorry, wet (Brit. informal), pants (informal), miserable, petty, worthless, meagre, pitiful, woeful, deplorable, lamentable, trashy, measly, crummy (slang), crappy (slang), rubbishy, poxy (slang), wanky (taboo slang), chickenshit (U.S. slang) That's the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard.patheticadjectiveArousing or deserving pity:piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, rueful, ruthful.Translationspathetic (pəˈθetik) adjective1. causing pity. The lost dog was a pathetic sight. 可憐的 可怜的2. weak and useless. a pathetic attempt. 無用的 无用的paˈthetically adverb 可憐地 可怜地
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patheticHopelessly and contemptibly inept, worthless, or pitiful. He came in with another one of his pathetic excuses. When will he just take responsibility for his own actions! Anyone who bullies those weaker than themselves is pathetic, you know that?(I'm) sorry.an expression used to excuse oneself politely or apologize, especially when one has collided with someone, when one has offended someone, or to ask someone to repeat what has been said. "I'm sorry," I said to the woman I bumped into. I'm sorry, what did you say? I couldn't hear you.sorry and pathetic mod. pitiful; drawing ridicule or scorn; worthy more of condemnation than pity. (In colloquial use these words are usually used in sarcasm and disgust.) You are one sorry bastard! You are a pathetic person and a pathetic example of a quarterback! pathetic verbSee sorrypathetic
pa·thet·ic (pă-thet'ik), 1. Denoting cranial nerve IV (pathetic nerve), the trochlear nerve. 2. Denoting that which arouses sorrow or pity. [G. pathētikos, relating to the feelings] pathetic (pă-thĕt′ĭk) [L. patheticus] 1. Pert. to, or arousing, the emotions of pity, sympathy, or tenderness.2. Pert. to the trochlear nerve.pathetic
Synonyms for patheticadj sadSynonyms- sad
- moving
- touching
- affecting
- distressing
- tender
- melting
- poignant
- harrowing
- heartbreaking
- plaintive
- heart-rending
- gut-wrenching
- pitiable
Antonyms- funny
- entertaining
- amusing
- ridiculous
- ludicrous
- laughable
- comical
- droll
adj inadequateSynonyms- inadequate
- useless
- feeble
- poor
- sorry
- wet
- pants
- miserable
- petty
- worthless
- meagre
- pitiful
- woeful
- deplorable
- lamentable
- trashy
- measly
- crummy
- crappy
- rubbishy
- poxy
- wanky
- chickenshit
Synonyms for patheticadj arousing or deserving pitySynonyms- piteous
- pitiable
- pitiful
- poor
- rueful
- ruthful
Synonyms for patheticadj deserving or inciting pitySynonyms- misfortunate
- piteous
- hapless
- poor
- miserable
- pitiable
- pitiful
- wretched
Related Wordsadj inspiring mixed contempt and pitySynonymsRelated Wordsadj inspiring scornful pitySynonymsRelated Words |