Definition of "pathetic" in Anglais

adjective

1. Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.

   • The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.

2. 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.

3. (obsolete) Expressing or showing anger; passionate.

4. (anatomy) Trochlear.