pathetic fallacy
— Noun
– English
~ the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy
pathetic
— Adjective
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~ inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
pathetic
— Adjective
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~ inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
pathetic
— Adjective
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~ deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
pathetically
— Adverb
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~ in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick child cried pathetically"
pathetically
— Adverb
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~ arousing scornful pity; "they had pathetically little money"; "it was pathetically bad"
pathfinder
— Noun
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~ someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
pathogen
— Noun
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~ any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
pathogenesis
— Noun
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~ the origination and development of a disease
pathogenic
— Adjective
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~ able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria"
pathogenically
— Adverb
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~ in a pathogenic manner
pathologic
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory"
pathologic
— Adjective
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~ caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
pathological
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory"
pathological
— Adjective
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~ caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
pathological
— Adjective
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~ caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition; "a pathological liar"; "a pathological urge to succeed"
pathologically
— Adverb
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~ with respect to pathology; "pathologically interesting results"