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- [puh-thet-ik]
- /pəˈθɛt ɪk/
- /pəˈθet.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-thet-ik]
- /pəˈθɛt ɪk/
Definitions of pathetic word
- adjective pathetic causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight. 1
- adjective pathetic affecting or moving the emotions. 1
- adjective pathetic pertaining to or caused by the emotions. 1
- adjective pathetic miserably or contemptibly inadequate: In return for our investment we get a pathetic three percent interest. 1
- adjective pathetic of inferior quality 1
- adjective pathetic inciting pity or compassion 1
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Origin of pathetic
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Late Latin pathēticus < Greek pathētikós sensitive equivalent to pathēt(ós) made or liable to suffer (verbid of páschein to suffer + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Pathetic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pathetic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pathetic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pathetic
adj pathetic
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- beefing — the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
adjective pathetic
- deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- despisable — deserving of being despised; despicable
- emotional — Of or relating to a person's emotions.
- expressive — Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
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