pathetic in English: So weak or so bad that it makes you feel pity, or makes you want to laugh at it. (adjective)

Translation

So weak or so bad that it makes you feel pity, or makes you want to laugh at it.

Word origin

From Greek pathetikos, meaning full of feeling, from pathos, feeling or suffering.

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Here it means so sad and weak that you feel pity.

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Here it is an insult meaning very bad or weak.

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Be careful; calling a person pathetic is quite rude.

sad

Feeling unhappy, often wanting to cry.

weak

Not having much power or strength; easy to break or bend.

poor

Having very little money.

sorry

Feeling sad about something you did wrong or about something bad that happened.

cry

To let water fall from your eyes when you are sad or hurt.

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