Might mean (unverified): Emphasis on evoking pity, sympathy.
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▸ noun:  pathetic behaviour

Similar:
pathetics, pathos, pathetic fallacy, pathick, pathetist, pathetism, melodramaticism, anethopath, piteousness, erotopathia, more...

Opposite:
magnanimity, generosity, compassion, kindness

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Similar:
pathetics, pathos, pathetic fallacy, pathick, pathetist, pathetism, melodramaticism, anethopath, piteousness, erotopathia, more...

Opposite:
magnanimity, generosity, compassion, kindness



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