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

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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.

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

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

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   1. evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc. 2. distressingly inadequate. the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire. 3. British informal. ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless. the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic.

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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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of pathetic – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge 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.