PATHETIC FALLACY

Meaning of PATHETIC FALLACY in English

paˌthetic ˈfallacy BrE AmE noun [uncountable] technical

the idea of describing the sea, rocks, weather etc in literature as if they were human

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

PATHETIC FALLACY — noun Date: 1856 the ascription of human traits or feelings to inanimate nature (as in cruel sea )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PATHETIC FALLACY — noun : the ascription of human traits or feelings to inanimate nature (as in cruel sea, pitiless storm, devouring flame …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PATHETIC FALLACY — the endowment of nature, inanimate objects, etc., with human traits and feelings, as in the smiling skies; the angry sea. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PATHETIC FALLACY — Date: 1856 : the ascription of human traits or feelings to inanimate nature (as in cruel sea )
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PATHETIC FALLACY — Function: noun Date: 1856 : the ascription of human traits or feelings to inanimate nature (as in cruel sea )
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PATHETIC FALLACY — ■ noun the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PATHETIC FALLACY — [pathetic fallacy] n (1856): the ascription of human traits or feelings to inanimate nature (as in cruel sea)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PATHETIC FALLACY — poetic practice of attributing human emotion or responses to nature, inanimate objects, or animals. The practice is a form of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PATHETIC FALLACY — noun [ U , sing. ] ( in art and literature ) the act of describing animals and things as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATHETIC FALLACY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It was all just like a pathetic fallacy .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PATHETIC FALLACY — антропоморфизм
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PATHETIC FALLACY — антропоморфизм
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PATHETIC FALLACY — опоэтизирование природы и неодушевленных предметов, присваивание им человеческих качеств и свойств
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PATHETIC FALLACY — антропоморфизм
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PATHETIC FALLACY — антропоморфизм
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PATHETIC FALLACY — опоэтизирование природы и неодушевленных предметов, присваивание им человеческих качеств и свойств
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PATHETIC FALLACY — антропоморфизм
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PATHETIC — adj pathetic
Interlingua English vocab
PATHETIC — patetic
English interlingue dictionary
FALLACY — sofisme, fals conclusion, erra
English interlingue dictionary
PATHETIC — makalolooy
English-Visayan vocabulary
PATHETIC — adjective see: pathos Date: 1598 having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity, marked by sorrow …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FALLACY — noun (plural -cies) Etymology: Latin fallacia, from fallac-, fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive Date: 14th century 1. guile , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PATHETIC — pəˈthed.]ik, -et], ]ēk adjective also pa·thet·i·cal ]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\ Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French pathetique, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALLACY — ˈfaləsē, -si noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin fallacia, from fallac-, fallax deceitful (from fallere to deceive) + -ia -y …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PATHETIC — (a.) Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story.
Английский словарь Webster
FALLACY — (n.) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it …
Английский словарь Webster
FALLACY — (n.) Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.
Английский словарь Webster
PATHETIC — ( a. ) Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATHETIC — — pathetically , adv. — patheticalness , n. /peuh thet"ik/ adj. 1. causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALLACY — /fal"euh see/ , n. , pl. fallacies . 1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALLACY — n. untruth, falsehood; misconception; mistake; illusion, delusion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PATHETIC — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French pathetique, from Late Latin patheticus, from Greek pathētikos capable of feeling, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALLACY — noun ( plural -cies ) Etymology: Latin fallacia, from fallac-, fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PATHETIC — adj expressing or showing anger; passionate. 2. pathetic ·adj affecting or moving the tender emotions, ·esp. pity or grief; full …
Webster English vocab
FALLACY — noun deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception. 2. fallacy ·noun an argument, …
Webster English vocab
FALLACY — [ 'faləsi ] ■ noun ( plural fallacies ) 1》 a mistaken belief. 2》 Logic a failure in reasoning which …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PATHETIC — [pa.thet.ic] adj [MF or LL; MF pathetique, fr. LL patheticus, fr. Gk pathetikos capable of feeling, pathetic, fr. paschein (aor. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALLACY — [fal.la.cy] n, pl -cies [L fallacia, fr. fallac-, fallax deceitful, fr. fallere to deceive] (14c) 1 a obs: guile, trickery …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALLACY — in logic, erroneous reasoning that has the appearance of soundness. Among numerous types of logical fallacies that have been noted, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PATHETIC — pathetic BrE AmE pə ˈθet ɪk AmE \ -ˈθet̬ ɪk ▷ pathetic|ally ə l‿i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FALLACY — fallac|y BrE AmE ˈfæl əs |i ▷ fallac|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PATHETIC — / pəˈθetɪk; NAmE / adjective 1. making you feel pity or sadness SYN pitiful : a pathetic and lonely old …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALLACY — / ˈfæləsi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a false idea that many people believe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATHETIC — pa ‧ thet ‧ ic /pəˈθetɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: pathétique , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALLACY — fal ‧ la ‧ cy /ˈfæləsi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fallacies ) [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALLACY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a mistaken belief, esp. based on unsound argument. 2 faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PATHETIC — adj. 1 arousing pity or sadness or contempt. 2 Brit. colloq. miserably inadequate. 3 archaic of the emotions. pathetic fallacy …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PATHETIC — adj.1 arousing pity or sadness or contempt. 2 Brit. colloq. miserably inadequate. 3 archaic of the emotions. Phrases and idioms: …
Oxford English vocab
PATHETIC — 1. If you describe a person or animal as pathetic , you mean that they are sad and weak or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALLACY — ( fallacies) A fallacy is an idea which many people believe to be true, but which is in fact false …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATHETIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pathetic/lame excuse (= very weak ) ▪ That’s the most pathetic excuse I’ve ever …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FALLACY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pathetic fallacy COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE ecological ▪ The twin problems of ecological and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PATHETIC — (SAD) [adjective] - causing feelings of sadness, sympathy or sometimes lack of respect, esp. because a person or an animal …
Cambridge English vocab
FALLACY — [noun] [C] [formal] - an idea that a lot of people think is true but which is falseIt is a …
Cambridge English vocab
FALLACY — Synonyms and related words : Albigensianism, Arianism, Catharism, Ebionitism, Erastianism, Gnosticism, Jovinianism, Lollardy, Manichaeanism, Manichaeism, Monophysism, Monophysitism, Pelagianism, Waldensianism, Wyclifism, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALLACY — n. Function: noun 1 a false or erroneous idea FF1C; his argument is based on a fallacy FF1E; Synonyms: erroneousness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FALLACY — noun 1. a false or erroneous idea his argument is based on a fallacy Synonyms: erroneousness, error, fallaciousness, falsehood, falseness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PATHETIC — adj. Pathetic is used with these nouns: ↑ attempt , ↑ creature , ↑ excuse , ↑ existence , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PATHETIC — adj. 25B6; adjective a pathetic groan : PITIFUL, pitiable, piteous, moving, touching, poignant, plaintive, distressing, upsetting, heartbreaking, heart-rending, harrowing, wretched, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PATHETIC — adj. 1 moving, stirring, affecting, affective, touching, emotional, emotive, poignant, tragic, heart-rending, heart-breaking, pitiful, pitiable, piteous, plaintive, wretched, miserable, sorrowful, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FALLACY — n. misconception, miscalculation, misjudgement, mistake, error, non sequitur, solecism, delusion; paralogism; sophism It is a fallacy to think that you …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PATHETIC — прил. 1) жалостный, трогательный, умилительный Syn : moving, pitiable, pitiful, poignant, touching Ant : farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous, unaffecting 2) а) …
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FALLACY — сущ. 1) а) уст. обман, хитрость Syn : guile, trickery б) обманчивая внешность Syn : deception 2) а) ошибка, заблуждение …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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