Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pathetico (obsolete)

Adjective

patético m ‎(feminine singular patética, masculine plural patéticos, feminine plural patéticas, comparable)

1. pathetic (arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion)
2. pathetic (arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy)

Synonyms

• (arousing pity): comovente, compassivo, enternecedor, sensibilizante, tocante
• (arousing contempt): desprezível, inadequado, impróprio, ridículo

Derived terms

• nervo patético

Related terms

• pateticamente
• patetice
• pateticismo
• patetismo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pathēticus, from Ancient Greek παθητικός ‎(pathētikós) "sensitive", based on πάθος ‎(páthos) "suffering".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈte.ti.ko/

Adjective

patético m ‎(feminine singular patética, masculine plural patéticos, feminine plural patéticas)

1. pathetic
2. (colloquial): awful, terrible (very bad)

Synonyms

• (very bad): pésimo, fatal

Derived terms

• patéticamente