Pathetic vs. Apathetic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pathetic and Apathetic
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Pathetic
Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness
She looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her
Apathetic
Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
Pathetic
Miserably inadequate
He's a pathetic excuse for a man
Apathetic
Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.
Pathetic
Relating to the emotions.
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Apathetic
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
Pathetic
Arousing or deserving of sympathetic sadness and compassion
"The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" (John Galsworthy).
Apathetic
Of, or pertaining to apatheism.
Pathetic
Arousing or deserving of scornful pity.
Apathetic
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless.
Pathetic
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.
Apathetic
Showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
Pathetic
Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
You can't even run two miles? That’s pathetic.
You're almost 26 years old and you still can't hold a real job? That's pathetic.
Apathetic
Showing little or no emotion or animation;
A woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older
Pathetic
(obsolete) Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
Apathetic
Marked by a lack of interest;
An apathetic audience
The universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent
Pathetic
(anatomy) Trochlear.
Pathetic
Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
Pathetic
Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story.
No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic.
Pathetic
Deserving or inciting pity;
A hapless victim
Miserable victims of war
The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
Piteous appeals for help
Pitiable homeless children
A pitiful fate
Oh, you poor thing
His poor distorted limbs
A wretched life
Pathetic
Inspiring mixed contempt and pity;
Their efforts were pathetic
Pitiable lack of character
Pitiful exhibition of cowardice
Pathetic
Inspiring scornful pity;
How silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
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