patético

See also: patetico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pathetico (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin patheticus (“pathetic”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “subject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassioned”), from παθητός (pathētós, “one who has suffered, subject to suffering”), from παθείν (patheín, “to suffer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈtɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈtɛ.t͡ʃi.ko/

Adjective

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

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pathēticus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós) "sensitive", based on πάθος (páthos) "suffering".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtetiko/ [paˈt̪e.t̪i.ko]

Adjective

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

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

Synonyms

• (very bad): pésimo, fatal

Derived terms

• patéticamente