patético

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pathetico (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin patheticus (“pathetic”), from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikos, “subject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassioned”), from παθητός (pathētos, “one who has suffered, subject to suffering”), from παθείν (pathein, “to suffer”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /pa.ˈtɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /pa.ˈtɛ.t͡ʃi.ko/

Adjective

patético m (feminine patética 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

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paˈte.ti.ko/

Adjective

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

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

Synonyms

• (very bad): pésimo, fatal

Derived terms

• patéticamente