pathetics

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UK/pəˈθɛtɪks/

noun

Pathetic language or behaviour.

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Meanings

nounpathetics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePathetic language or behaviour.
  2. obsoleteuncountableThe study of people’s emotions or passions.

Origin

An alteration of pathetic after -ics.

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Cite this entry
APA

pathetics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathetics

MLA

“pathetics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathetics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pathetics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathetics.

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