different between depressed vs pathetic
depressed
English
Etymology
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) IPA(key): /d??p??st/
Verb
depressed
- simple past tense and past participle of depress
Adjective
depressed (comparative more depressed, superlative most depressed)
- unhappy; despondent
- Suffering from clinical depression.
- Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.
Synonyms
- despondent
- emo (informal, sometimes pejorative)
- gloomy
- melancholy
- miserable
- sad
- unhappy
Antonyms
- cheerful
Derived terms
- depressedly
- depressedness
Translations
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pathetic
English
Alternative forms
- pathetick (archaic)
- patheticke (obsolete)
- pathetique (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French pathétique, from Latin patheticus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (path?tikós, “subject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassioned”), from ??????? (path?tós, “one who has suffered, subject to suffering”), from ????? (páskh?, “to suffer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p????t?k/
- Rhymes: -?t?k
Adjective
pathetic (comparative more pathetic, superlative most pathetic)
- Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
- The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.
- 1883: George Reynolds, "History of the Book of Mormon: Contents of the Records, II," Contributor
- We have now arrived at one of the most pathetic and glorious events in the history of Israel, one which sanctifies the Lamanite race with the powers of martyrdom, and, by the blood of the victims, washes its garments white from many a former sin.
- 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.
- (obsolete) Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
- (anatomy) Trochlear.
Synonyms
- (arousing pity): pitiful, wretched, miserable, deplorable, pathetisad
- (arousing scorn): disgraceful, shameful, despicable, dishonorable
Derived terms
- patheticism
- patheticness
- pathetics
Related terms
- pathos
Translations
Further reading
- pathetic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pathetic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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