The difference between Deplorable and Pathetic

When used as adjectives, deplorable means deserving strong condemnation, whereas pathetic means arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.

Deplorable is also noun with the meaning: a person or thing that is to be deplored.

check bellow for the other definitions of Deplorable and Pathetic

Deplorable as an adjective:

Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.

Examples:

"Poor children suffer permanent damage due to deplorable living conditions and deplorable treatment by law enforcement."

"Poor children are often accused of having deplorable manners, when they are, in fact, simply responding to society in ways that mirror how society treats them."
Deplorable as an adjective:

Lamentable, to be felt sorrow for, worthy of compassion.

Examples:

"We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son."

Pathetic as an adjective:

Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.

Examples:

"The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart."
Pathetic as an adjective:

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

Examples:

"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."
Pathetic as an adjective (obsolete):

Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
Pathetic as an adjective (anatomy):

Trochlear.