distressing vs pathetic

distressing

adj
  • Causing distress; upsetting; distressful. 

pathetic

adj
  • Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos. 

  • Trochlear. 

  • Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy. 

How often have the words distressing and pathetic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )