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   pathetic

   /pəˈθɛtɪk/

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

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   causing feelings of sadness, sympathy, or sometimes lack of respect, especially because a person or an animal is suffering: The refugees were a pathetic sight - starving, frightened and cold. After the accident he became a pathetic figure, a shadow of his former self. See also. pathos literary. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

3. 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.

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

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   Jun 24, 2016 · 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.

5. 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. This is an insulting word for things that are so bad they bum you out.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › patheticPATHETIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

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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.

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

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   Definition of pathetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.