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Meaning
Adj
●
Arousing
pity
,
sympathy
, or
compassion
;
exciting
pathos.
●
Arousing
scorn
or
contempt
, often due to
miserable
inadequacy.
●
Expressing or
showing
anger
; passionate.
●
In Anatomy:
Trochlear.
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Origin
pathetic
English
patheticus
Latin
παθητικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
πάθος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
πάσχω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Pitiful
Wretched
Miserable
Deplorable
Pathetisad
Disgraceful
Shameful
Despicable
Dishonorable
Pathetick
Pathetique
Lame
Bad
Related
Childish
Sad
Disgusting
Laughable
Ridiculous
Disgraceful
Stupid
Sickening
Idiotic
Shameful
Moronic
Embarrassing
Silly
Despicable
Depressing
Horrible
Hypocritical
Awful
Petty
Terrible
Miserable
Retarded
Dumb
Delusional
Selfish
Ignorant
Desperate
Dismal
Wretched
Ugly
Foolish
Dreadful
Shocking
Tragic
Cruel
Ironic
Hopeless
Horrific
Immature
Cringeworthy
Frightening
Gloomy
Grim
Scary
Weird
Absurd
Grotesque
Rude
Strange
Heartbreaking
Poor
Wicked
Bleak
Unpleasant
Cowardly
Abject
Unfortunate
Daft
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Rhymes
Metic
Emetic
Poetic
Kinetic
Genetic
Abietic
Pyretic
Ascetic
Aphetic
Mimetic
Dieretic
Diabetic
Frenetic
Pathetic
Hermetic
Balletic
Magnetic
Dietetic
Geodetic
Diuretic
Athletic
Apathetic
Aesthetic
Splenetic
Hepatitic
Digenetic
Diathetic
Energetic
Anesthetic
Diakinetic
Diagenetic
Nonmimetic
Cybernetic
Peripatetic
Sympathetic
Prosiopetic
Diamagnetic
Peripatetic
Metadiegetic
Paramagnetic
Petrogenetic
Unsympathetic
Glottogenetic
Nonsympathetic
Presympathetic
Oversympathetic
Perisympathetic
Parasympathetic
Neurosympathetic
Cardiosympathetic
Somatosympathetic
Vestibulosympathetic
Cardioparasympathetic
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