| ADJECTIVE | all | pathetic, hapless, miserable, misfortunate, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched | deserving or inciting pity |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | pathetic, pitiable, pitiful | inspiring mixed contempt / contempt and pity | |
| all | pathetic, ridiculous, silly | inspiring scornful pity |
| Sounds | pahtheh'tihk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | deserving or inciting pity. | |
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| Example | "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy | |
| Synonyms | hapless, miserable, misfortunate, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched | |
| Broader | unfortunate | not favored by fortune |
| Spanish | cuitado, desafortunado, desdichado, desgraciado, desventurado, infeliz, infortunado, lastimoso, miserable, mísero, pobre, triste | |
| Catalan | desafortunat, desgraciat, desventurat, dissortat, infeliç, llastimós, miserable, pobre, trist | |
| Nouns | pathos | a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others |
| Adverbs | pathetically | in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion / compassion |
| Meaning | inspiring mixed contempt / contempt and pity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "their efforts were pathetic" | |
| Synonyms | pitiable, pitiful | |
| Broader | contemptible | Deserving of contempt / contempt or scorn |
| Spanish | patético | |
| Catalan | patètic | |
| Adverbs | pathetically | arousing scornful pity |
| Meaning | inspiring scornful pity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ridiculous, silly | |
| Broader | undignified | lacking dignity |
| Spanish | patético, ridículo, tonto | |
| Catalan | ridícul | |
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