Unfortunate vs Pathetic - What's the difference?
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Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.
Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
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(obsolete) Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
Unfortunate is a related term of pathetic.
As adjectives the difference between unfortunate and pathetic
is that unfortunate is not favored by fortune while pathetic is arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.As a noun unfortunate
is an unlucky person.unfortunate
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Synonyms
* (not favored by fortune) unsuccessful * (accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) unluckyAntonyms
* (not favored by fortune) fortunate * (accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) fortunate, luckySee also
* deplorable * regrettable * infelicitous * unsuitablepathetic
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Alternative forms
* pathetick (archaic) * patheticke (obsolete) * pathetique (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The old man’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 .