pathétique
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See also: pathetique
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin pathēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pathétique (plural pathétiques)
- pathetic, arousing emotion
- pathetic, contemptible
- Synonym: pitoyable
Descendants[edit]
- → Dutch: pathetisch, pathetiek
- → English: pathetic
Further reading[edit]
- “pathétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.