patheticness
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
patheticness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being pathetic.
- 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 79:
- I […] don’t believe in God, which isn’t surprising given the patheticness of the male authority figures in my life.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
state of being pathetic
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References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- “patheticness”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.