pa·thet·ic (p -th t  k) also pa·thet·i·cal (--kl)adj. 1. Arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic sadness and compassion: "The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" (John Galsworthy). 2. Arousing or capable of arousing scornful pity. [French pathétique, from Late Latin path  ticus, from Greek pathtikos, sensitive, from pathtos, 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]
adj
1. evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc.
2. distressingly inadequate the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire
3. Brit informal ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic
4. Obsolete of or affecting the feelings
pl n
pathetic sentiments
[from French pathétique, via Late Latin from Greek pathetikos sensitive, from pathos suffering; see pathos]
pathetically adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" unfortunate - 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" contemptible - 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 Hammett undignified - lacking dignity |
pathetic
adjective
1. 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, droll
sad funny, entertaining, amusing, ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, comical, droll
2. 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.
Translations
pathetic [pəˈθetɪk]
A. ADJ
B. CPD pathetic fallacy N (Literat) → engaño m sentimental, falacia f patética
pathetic
adj
(= piteous) → mitleiderregend; the exhausted refugees made a pathetic sight → die erschöpften Flüchtlinge boten ein Bild des Jammers; it was pathetic to see → es war ein Bild des Jammers
(= poor) → erbärmlich, jämmerlich; it’s pathetic → es ist zum Weinen or Heulen (inf); what a pathetic bunch they are! → oh, was ist das für ein jämmerlicher Haufen!; honestly you’re pathetic, can’t you even boil an egg? → ehrlich, dich kann man zu nichts brauchen, kannst du nicht einmal ein Ei kochen?
the pathetic fallacy → die Vermenschlichung der Natur
pathetic [pəˈθɛtɪk] adj
pathetic [pəˈθɛtɪk] adj
a. (pitiful) → patetico/a, toccante
b. (very bad) → penoso/a, pietoso/a
pathetic [pəˈθɛtɪk] adj
a. (pitiful) → patetico/a, toccante
b. (very bad) → penoso/a, pietoso/a
adj pathetic [pəˈθetik]
1 causing pity The lost dog was a pathetic sight. jammerlik مُثير للشَّفَقَه трогателен žalostný, dojemný sørgelig bemittleidenswert αξιολύπητος lastimoso, patético liigutav رقت انگیز säälittävä pathétique מְעוֹרֵר רַחֲמִים करुणाजनक bijedan szánalmas menyedihkan átakanlegur pietoso 哀れな 불쌍한 graudus aizkustinošs menyedihkan meelijwekkend ynkelig; gripende żałosny lastimável vrednic de milă трогательный; жалостный žalostný ganljiv patetičan patetisk, gripande, rörande น่าสงสาร acıklı, dokunaklı 可憐的 зворушливий; жалісний قابل رحم thống thiết 可怜的
2 weak and useless a pathetic attempt. pateties ضَعيف وفاشِل безполезен ubohý sølle kläglich οικτρός inútil haletsusväärne بی ثمر surkea pitoyable עָלוּב बेकार jadan gyenge lemah átakanlega, ömurlegur patetico 弱々しい 아주 불충분한 graudus nožēlojams, niecīgs bodoh erbarmelijk ynkverdig, patetisk żałosny triste disperat жалкий, безнадёжный úbohý pomilovanja vreden patetičan patetisk, ynklig แร้นแค้น içler acısı, berbat 無用的 жалюгідний بيکار، بے سود thảm bại 无用的
adv paˈthetically
pateties بِصورَةٍ مُثيرة للعَواطِف والشَّفَقَه трогателно dojemně sørgeligt rührend θλιμμένα, οικτρά patéticamente, lastimosamente liigutavalt بطور اسف بار säälittävästi pathétiquement בְּאוֹפֶן מְעוֹרֵר רַחֲמִים करुणाजनक रूप से patetičan szánalmasan secara lemah ömurlega pateticamente 痛ましく 불쌍하게 apgailėtinai aizkustinoši dgn cara yg bodoh ynkelig; rørende, patetisk wzruszająco tristemente disperat; (în mod) patetic жалостно;жалко dojímavo ganljivo patetično patetiskt อย่างน่าสงสาร acınacak derecede 可憐地 жалюгідно قابل رحم انداز ميں một cách thống thiết 可怜地
pathetic → مثير للحزن žalostný ynkelig mitleiderregend αξιολύπητος patético säälittävä lamentable patetičan patetico 哀れな 측은한 zielig patetisk patetyczny patético жалкий patetisk น่าสงสาร acınası cảm động 可怜的
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