Patheticness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being pathetic.; Evoking emotions, especially pity or sadness. uncountable
  2. 2
    The state or quality of being pathetic.; Contemptible inadequacy. broadly, uncountable

    "I […] don’t believe in God, which isn’t surprising given the patheticness of the male authority figures in my life."

Synonyms

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pathospathos

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"I […] don’t believe in God, which isn’t surprising given the patheticness of the male authority figures in my life."

Etymology

From pathetic + -ness.

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