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pathetic

[ puh-thet-ik ]

adjective

  1. causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable:

    Conditions at the refugee camp were far more pathetic than anything our training had prepared us for.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Informal. miserably or contemptibly inadequate:

    In return for our investment we get a pathetic three percent interest. The carpenter we hired is pathetic.

  3. Archaic. pertaining to, caused by, or affecting the emotions:

    pathetic outbursts.

    Synonyms: , ,



pathetic

/ əˈθɛɪ /

adjective

  1. evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc
  2. distressingly inadequate

    the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire

  3. informal.
    ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless

    the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic

  4. obsolete.
    of or affecting the feelings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plural noun

  1. pathetic sentiments
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 貹ˈٳپ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 貹·ٳ··· adverb
  • 貹·ٳ···Ա noun
  • ··貹·ٳ· adjective
  • hy·per·貹·ٳ··· adverb
  • ܲ·-貹·ٳ· adjective
  • qua·si-貹·ٳ··· adverb
  • ܲ·貹·ٳ· adjective
  • un·貹·ٳ··· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pathetic1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French 貹ٳéپܱ or from Late Latin 貹ٳŧپܲ, from Greek 貹ٳŧپó “capable of emotion, impassioned, sensitive,” equivalent to 貹ٳŧ(ó) “subject to suffering; one who has suffered; subject to external influence or change; (in medicine) diseased” (derivative of á𾱲 “to suffer”) + -ikos adjective suffix; -ic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pathetic1

C16: from French 貹ٳéپܱ, via Late Latin from Greek pathetikos sensitive, from pathos suffering; see pathos
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The abuse, the threats - it's not passion, it's pathetic.

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Democrats are so scared of wielding their power, and frankly, it's pathetic.

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What a depressing place to be for Southampton fans - only possibly saving some face by beating Derby County's pathetic points total of 11 points from 2007-08, when Robbie Savage was captain.

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And then, with pathetic enthusiasm, one of them tells her:

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Wilson added that she isn’t intimidated by the “pathetic man-child” and the massive amount of power he’s usurped both as the world’s richest man and a close advisor to Trump.

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