Pathic


1.
a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -pathy:
psychopathic.
/ˈpæθɪk/
noun
1.
a catamite
2.
a person who suffers; victim
adjective
3.
of or relating to a catamite
4.
of or relating to suffering

word-forming element from Latin pathicus, from Greek pathikos “suffering, remaining passive,” from pathein “to suffer” (see pathos).

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