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- DictionaryPa·thet·ic/pəˈTHedik/
adjective
- 1. arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness: "she looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her"
- 2. miserably inadequate; of very low standard: "he's a pathetic excuse for a man"
This is an insulting word for things that are so bad they bum you out. A sports team losing ten games in a row is pathetic. Someone who constantly lies, even though the lies are obvious, is pathetic. Trying to dunk a basketball and missing by three feet is pathetic.
Definition of pathetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 1. evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc. 2. distressingly inadequate. the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire. 3. British informal. ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless. the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic.
showing no skill, effort, or bravery: He made a rather pathetic attempt to apologize. You're too frightened to speak to her? Come on, that's pathetic! It was a pathetic performance. pathetic adjective (SAD) sad and weak: Four times the pathetic little creature fell to the ground. pathetically. adverb. a pathetically small amount of money.
Nov 3, 2023 · ( obsolete) Expressing or showing anger; passionate . ( anatomy) Trochlear. Synonyms [ edit] (arousing pity): pitiful, wretched, miserable, deplorable, pathetisad. (arousing scorn): disgraceful, shameful, despicable, dishonorable. Derived terms [ edit] pathetic fallacy. patheticism. pathetic nerve.
Pitifully unsuccessful, ineffective, etc. A pathetic performance. Webster's New World. Arousing or deserving of scornful pity. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Of the emotions. Webster's New World. Synonyms: useless. sad. plaintive. worry. heartbreaking. doleful. lamentable. rueful. miserable. poor. moving. piteous. pitiable. pitiful.
adj. 1. evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc. 2. distressingly inadequate: the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire. 3. informal Brit 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.
