pitiful - Meaning in Hindi

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pitiful - Meaning in Hindi

pitiful Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of pitiful in English

pitiful adjective

1. inspiring mixed contempt and pity

   Synonyms

   pathetic, pitiable

   दयनीय, दीन

   Examples

   • "pitiable lack of character"
   • "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
   • "their efforts were pathetic"
2. deserving or inciting pity

   Synonyms

   hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched

   Examples

   • "a hapless victim"
   • "a pitiful fate"
   • "a wretched life"
   • "his poor distorted limbs"
   • "miserable victims of war"
   • "Oh, you poor thing"
   • "piteous appeals for help"
   • "pitiable homeless children"
   • "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"
3. bad; unfortunate

   Synonyms

   deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sad, sorry

   Examples

   • "a lamentable decision"
   • "a sorry state of affairs"
   • "her clothes were in sad shape"
   • "my finances were in a deplorable state"

Synonyms of pitiful

• pathetic, pitiable
• hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched
• deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry

More matches for pitiful

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