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pathetics

UK/pəˈθɛtɪks/

pathetics noun: pathetic language or behaviour.

Noun

pathetics (uncountable)

  1. Pathetic language or behaviour.
  2. (obsolete) The study of people’s emotions or passions.

Origin of pathetics

An alteration of pathetic after -ics.

Questions about pathetics

What does pathetics mean?
Pathetics means pathetic language or behaviour.
What part of speech is pathetics?
Pathetics is a noun.
How do you pronounce pathetics?
Pathetics is pronounced /pəˈθɛtɪks/ (UK).

Words near pathetics in the dictionary

  1. patheticisms
  2. pathetick
  3. patheticke
  4. patheticly
  5. patheticness
  6. pathetics
  7. pathetique
  8. pathetisad
  9. pathetism
  10. pathetist
  11. pathetists

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