pathetic - Meaning in Tamil

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pathetic - Meaning in Tamil

Definitions and Meaning of pathetic in English

pathetic adjective

1. inspiring scornful pity

   Synonyms

   ridiculous, silly

   Example

   • "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"
2. inspiring mixed contempt and pity

   Synonyms

   pitiable, pitiful

   Examples

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

   Synonyms

   hapless, miserable, misfortunate, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, 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"

Synonyms of pathetic

• ridiculous, silly
• pitiable, pitiful
• hapless, miserable, misfortunate, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched

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