pathetic

== English == === Alternative forms === pathetick (archaic) patheticke, pathetique (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French pathétique, from Latin patheticus, from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “subject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassioned”), from παθητός (pathētós, “one who has suffered, subject to suffering”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “to suffer”). By surface analysis, path- +‎ -etic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəˈθɛtɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛtɪk === Adjective === pathetic (comparative more pathetic, superlative most pathetic) Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos. Synonyms: pathetisad, pitiable, pitiful, wretched; see also Thesaurus:pitiful Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy. Synonyms: disgraceful, shameful, dishonorable; see also Thesaurus:despicable (obsolete) Expressing or showing anger; passionate. Synonyms: mad, seething; see also Thesaurus:angry (anatomy) Trochlear. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== apathetic pathos ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “pathetic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “pathetic”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.