Pathetic vs. Shameful

Pathetic vs. Shameful — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pathetic and Shameful

Patheticadjective

Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.

The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.

Shamefuladjective

Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

Patheticadjective

Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.

You can't even run two miles? That’s pathetic.You're almost 26 years old and you still can't hold a real job? That's pathetic.

Shamefuladjective

Giving offense.

Patheticadjective

(obsolete) Expressing or showing anger; passionate.

Shamefuladjective

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame;

Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islandsan ignominious retreatinglorious defeatan opprobrious monument to human greeda shameful display of cowardice
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Patheticadjective

(anatomy) Trochlear.

Shamefuladjective

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation;

scandalous behaviorthe wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankruptthe most shocking book of its time

Patheticadjective

deserving or inciting pity;

a hapless victimmiserable victims of warthe shabby room struck her as extraordinarily patheticpiteous appeals for helppitiable homeless childrena pitiful fateOh, you poor thinghis poor distorted limbsa wretched life

Patheticadjective

inspiring mixed contempt and pity;

their efforts were patheticpitiable lack of characterpitiful exhibition of cowardice

Patheticadjective

inspiring scornful pity;

how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years