pathetic artinya
payah
/pəˈθɛtɪk/
pathetic in Indonesian: payah. In English, pathetic means arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
Indonesian words for pathetic
- arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion
- payah
- arousing scorn or contempt
- payah
English meaning of pathetic
- adjective Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
- adjective Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
- adjective Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
- adjective Trochlear.
pathetic in a sentence
- The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.
- 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.
Synonyms of pathetic
pathetic in other languages
Questions about pathetic in Indonesian
- What is the meaning of pathetic in Indonesian?
- Pathetic in Indonesian is payah.
- Apa arti pathetic?
- Pathetic: payah.
- What does pathetic mean in English?
- Pathetic means arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pathetic (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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