English
Etymology
From Latinized Gr. patheticus, from AGr. ÏαθηÏικÏÏ italbrac|pathetikos âsubject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassionedâ, from ÏαθηÏÏÏ italbrac|pathetos âone who has suffered, subject to sufferingâ, from Ïαθείν italbrac|pathein âto receive an impression from without, to sufferâ.
Pronunciation
IPA|/pÉËθÉtɪk/, SAMPA|/p@"TEtIk?/
audio|en-us-pathetic.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-Étɪk|-Étɪk
Adjective
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- Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.
#* The old manâs pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young manâs heart.
- Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
#* âYou can't even run two miles? Thatâs pathetic.â
#* âYou're almost 26 years old and you still can't hold a real job? That's pathetic.â
Translations
trans-top|Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion
Czech: dojemný m
Estonian: liigutav
Finnish: säälittävä
French: pathétique
German: bemittleidenswert
Hebrew: he-translation|ק×רע ××|koréa lev m (literally: heart tearing)
Hungarian: szánalmas
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Portuguese: patético
Romanian: patetic, emoţionant
Slovene: ganljiv
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trans-top|Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy
Estonian: haletsusväärne
Finnish: säälittävä
French: pathétique
German: erbärmlich
Hebrew: he-translation|פ××ת×|patéti m, he-translation|פ××ת×ת|patétit f
Hungarian: gyenge
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Lithuanian: apgailÄtinas m apgailÄtina f
Portuguese: patético
Romanian: disperat
Slovene: pomilovanja vreden
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ttbc|Swedish: patetisk
ttbc|Norwegian: patetisk, ynkelig
io:pathetic
pl:pathetic
pt:pathetic
ru:pathetic
ta:pathetic
te:pathetic
vi:pathetic
tr:pathetic
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