Vocabulary
Pathetic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.
Urdu meaning
قابل رحم، قابل افسوس، دلسوز
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- With conviction rates at a pathetic 0.5pc for honour killings and rape, 0.1pc for kidnapping, and 1.3pc for domestic violence, accountability remains a far cry.
- Now we need another national Operation Bunyanum Marsoos to address our pathetic human development situation.
- Or, had rulersbeen genuinely wary of public and institutional accountability, would there be so much inefficiency, recklessness, and corruption in the public sector, leading to pathetic service delivery?
- At times this charade becomes pathetic as when those who have broken every rule in the book nevertheless evince a desperation to be thanked and respected.
- Fewer and fewer of them get access to universityrun hostels, and those that do suffer from internet blackouts, low-quality food, and pathetic supplies of water, gas and other basic amenities.
Synonyms
pitiful, pitiable, piteous, to be pitied, moving, touching, poignant, plaintive, stirring
Antonyms
comical, cheerful
Curator example
“she looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her”
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