pathetic Pronunciation: /pəˈθetɪk/Translate pathetic | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of patheticadj 1 (pitiful) patético 2 (feeble) (colloq) what a pathetic excuse! = ¡qué excusa más pobre! don't be so pathetic = no seas tan pusilánimepathetic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pathetic in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pathetic in the US English dictionary