ROOT WORD PATH

PATHETIC (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic feeling of sadness and pity.

                       2) very bad, poor, weak etc.

Explanation- path is a root word for feeling. Therefore, pathetic means arousing or capable of arousing feeling of sadness and pity.

Synonym- HEARTBREAKING, PITIABLE

Uses-

•          The blind and elderly dog was in pathetic condition.
•          The IPL team played badly last season, but this season they are absolutely pathetic.
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ANTIPATHY (Noun)

Meaning- 1) A strong hostility, or opposition, toward someone or something.

                       2) A person, or something, that causes anger, hostility, strong opposition or disgust.

Explanation- path is a root word for feeling. Therefore, antipathy means someone (or something) arousing negative feeling or strong hostility toward someone.

Synonym- ANIMOSITY, BITTERNESS, ENMITY, RANCOR

Uses-

•          Journalist antipathy and prejudices toward ruling party are obvious.
•          There has always been antipathy between two political groups of college.
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EMPATHY (Noun)

Meaning- 1) the feeling that you understand and share another person’ s emotions and feelings.

                       2) the ability to understand someone else’ s feelings and emotions.

Explanation- path is a root word for feeling. Therefore, empathy means an identification with and an understanding of another person’ s feelings or emotions.

Uses-

•          I am happy that some political leaders are feeling great empathy with refugees who left their country because of violence in middle-east.
•          His monthly spent researching prisons life gave him greater empathy towards convicts.
•          My work with the street people gave her considerably more empathy for the homeless than she had ever had before.

APATHETIC (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) Relating to a lack of emotion or a reduced level of activity.

                       2) Descriptive of a lack of interest and having no concern about something or someone.

 

Explanation- path is a root word for feeling. Therefore, apathetic means lack of feeling or lack of emotion.

Synonym- INDIFFERENT, IMPASSIVE

Uses-

•          Dr. Donald thought that Nora’ s apathetic behavior was the beginning of a significant form of depression.
•          Surprisingly, most Indians are apathetic toward this important issue.