Unhappy vs Pathetic - What's the difference?

Unhappy is a related term of pathetic.

is that unhappy is not happy; sad while pathetic is arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.

(er)

Not happy; sad.

* The Beggar's Opera

A moment of time may make us unhappy forever.

Not satisfied; unsatisfied.

Not lucky; unlucky.

Not suitable; unsuitable.

* See also

* happy * glad * delighted * exuberant * joyous * joyful

* pathetick (archaic) * patheticke (obsolete) * pathetique (obsolete)

(en adjective)

Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.

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

Arousing scornful pity 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 .

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(obsolete) Expressing or showing anger; passionate.

* (arousing pity) pitiful, wretched, miserable, deplorable, pathetisad * (arousing scorn) disgraceful, shameful, despicable, dishonorable

* patheticism * patheticness

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