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View usage for: (woʊfʊl) 1. adjectiveIf someone or something is woeful, they are very sad. ...a woeful ballad. woefully adverb [ADVERB with verb] He said woefully: 'I love my country, but it does not give a damn about me.' 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable. [emphasis] Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance. ...the woeful state of the economy. woefully adverb [usually ADVERB adjective, oft ADV before v] Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate. Most of the ships were woefully short of ammunition. More Synonyms of woeful woeful in British English (ˈwəʊfəl) or woesome (ˈwəʊsəm) adjective1. expressing or characterized by sorrow 2. bringing or causing woe 3. pitiful; miserable a woeful standard of work Derived forms woefully (ˈwoefully) or wofully (ˈwəʊfʊlɪ) adverb woefulness (ˈwoefulness) or wofulness (ˈwəʊfʊlnɪs) noun woeful in American English (ˈwoʊfəl) adjective1. full of woe; sad; mournful 2. of, causing, or involving woe 3. pitiful; wretched; miserable Also ; Archaic ˈwoful Derived forms woefully (ˈwoefully) adverb woefulness (ˈwoefulness) noun Examples of 'woeful' in a sentencewoeful British English: woeful ADJECTIVE If someone or something is woeful, they are very sad. ...a woeful ballad. - American English: woeful
- Brazilian Portuguese: pesaroso
- Chinese: 悲伤的
- European Spanish: triste
- French: triste
- German: traurig
- Italian: accorato
- Japanese: 悲しみに沈んだ
- Korean: 슬픈
- European Portuguese: pesaroso
- Latin American Spanish: triste
Definition extremely sad those woeful people to whom life had dealt a bad hand Synonyms tragic grieving dismal pathetic afflicted agonized doleful pitiable Opposites happy , delighted , contented , glad , cheerful , jolly , jubilant , joyful , carefree , chirpy (informal) Definition extremely sad a woeful ballad about lost love Synonyms Opposites happy , joyful , light-hearted Definition pitiful or deplorable the team's recent woeful performance Synonyms inadequate hopeless catastrophic duff (British, informal) feeble disgraceful paltry shitty (taboo, slang) godawful (slang) not much cop (British, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition extremely bad The general standard was abysmal. Synonyms dreadful, bad, terrible (informal), awful, appalling, dismal, dire, ghastly, hideous, atrocious, godawful (informal) Definition feeling or showing great mental pain He let out an anguished cry. Synonyms suffering, wounded, tortured, distressed, tormented, afflicted, agonized, grief-stricken, wretched, brokenheartedDefinition causing dismay, horror, or revulsion They have been living under the most appalling conditions. Synonyms horrifying, shocking (informal), terrible, alarming, frightening, scaring, awful, terrifying, horrible, grim, dreadful, intimidating, dismaying, horrific, fearful (informal), daunting, dire, astounding, ghastly, hideous, shameful, harrowing, vile, unnerving, petrifying, horrid, unspeakable, frightful, nightmarish, abominable, disheartening, godawful (slang), hellacious (US, slang), from hell (informal) - wobbly
- woe
- woebegone
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- woman
Additional synonymsEven if the weather's awful there's still lots to do. Synonyms bad, poor, terrible (informal), appalling, foul, rubbish (slang), shit (taboo, slang), dreadful, unpleasant, dire, crap (taboo, slang), horrendous, ghastly, from hell (informal), atrocious, deplorable, abysmal, frightful, shite (taboo, slang), hellacious (US, slang) Definition not good Many elderly people are living in bad housing. Synonyms inferior, poor, inadequate, pathetic, faulty, duff (British, informal), unsatisfactory, mediocre, defective, second-class, deficient, imperfect, second-rate, shoddy, low-grade, erroneous, substandard, low-rent (informal), two-bit (slang), crappy (slang), end-of-the-pier (British, informal), poxy (slang), dime-a-dozen (informal), piss-poor (slang), bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal), tinhorn (US, slang), half-pie (New Zealand, informal), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang), strictly for the birds (informal) Definition resulting in or from disaster a calamitous air crash Synonyms disastrous, terrible, devastating, tragic, fatal, deadly, dreadful, dire, catastrophic, woeful, ruinous, cataclysmicDefinition very bad or unpleasant Many of them work under deplorable conditions. Synonyms terrible (informal), distressing, dreadful, sad, unfortunate, disastrous, miserable, dire, melancholy, heartbreaking, grievous, regrettable, lamentable, calamitous, wretched, pitiableThe response to the appeal was disappointing. Synonyms unsatisfactory, inadequate, discouraging, sorry, upsetting, sad, depressing, unhappy, unexpected, pathetic, inferior, insufficient, lame, disconcerting, second-rate, unworthy, not much cop (British, slang) the recent, disastrous earthquake Synonyms terrible, devastating, tragic, fatal, unfortunate, dreadful, destructive, unlucky, harmful, adverse, dire, catastrophic, detrimental, untoward, ruinous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ill-starred, unpropitious, ill-fated, cataclysmal Definition sad beyond comfort He was looking increasingly disconsolate. Synonyms sad, low, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, forlorn, woeful, dejected, wretched, down in the dumps (informal) Definition gloomy and depressing You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. Synonyms sad, gloomy, melancholy, black, dark, depressing, discouraging, bleak, dreary, sombre, forlorn, despondent, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, dolorousthe distressing symptoms of anxiety Synonyms upsetting, worrying, disturbing, painful, affecting, sad, afflicting, harrowing, grievous, hurtful, lamentable, heart-breaking, nerve-racking, gut-wrenching, distressful (literary) Definition dreary or mournful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. Synonyms mournful, sad, gloomy, depressing, low, painful, distressing, dismal, melancholy, dreary, sombre, pitiful, forlorn, woeful, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, woebegone, down in the mouth, dolorousAdditional synonymsDefinition extremely disagreeable or shocking They told us the dreadful news. Synonyms terrible, shocking (informal), awful, alarming, distressing, appalling, tragic, horrible, formidable, fearful (informal), dire, horrendous, hideous, monstrous, from hell (informal), grievous, atrocious, frightful, godawful (slang), hellacious (US, slang) Definition despairing or sad He is gloomy about the fate of the economy. Synonyms miserable, down, sad, dismal, low, blue, pessimistic, melancholy, glum, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, joyless, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, down in the mouth, in low spirits, chapfallen, moody, sullen, morose, crestfallen, saturnineDefinition very serious or worrying Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries. Synonyms deplorable, shocking, appalling, dreadful, outrageous, glaring, intolerable, monstrous, shameful, unbearable, atrocious, heinous, lamentable, egregiousDefinition very upsetting or disturbing a harrowing description of the disaster Synonyms distressing, disturbing, alarming, frightening, painful, terrifying, chilling, traumatic, tormenting, heartbreaking, excruciating, agonizing, nerve-racking, heart-rending, gut-wrenching Definition causing great sadness and pity heart-rending accounts of the disaster Synonyms moving, sad, distressing, affecting, tragic, pathetic, poignant, harrowing, heartbreaking, pitiful, gut-wrenching, piteousone of the most heartbreaking letters I have ever received Synonyms sad, distressing, tragic, bitter, poignant, harrowing, desolating, grievous, pitiful, agonizing, heart-rending, gut-wrenching Definition very unfortunate or disappointing He admitted he was partly to blame for England's lamentable performance. Synonyms disappointing, poor, miserable, unsatisfactory, mean, low quality, meagre, pitiful, wretched, not much cop (British, slang) Definition inferior or bad The menu is limited and the food is lousy. Synonyms inferior, bad, poor, terrible, awful, no good, miserable, rotten (informal, old-fashioned), duff (British, informal), second-rate, shoddy, low-rent (informal), for the birds (informal, old-fashioned), shitty (taboo, slang), two-bit (slang), slovenly, poxy (slang), dime-a-dozen (informal), piss-poor (slang), chickenshit (US, slang), bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal), not much cop (British, slang), tinhorn (US, slang), of a sort or of sorts, strictly for the birds (informal, old-fashioned), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) Definition shabby and poor He was raised in the mean streets of the central market district. Synonyms shabby, poor, miserable, rundown, beggarly, seedy, scruffy, sordid, paltry, squalid, tawdry, low-rent (informal), contemptible, wretched, down-at-heel, grungy (slang), scuzzy (slang, US) Definition sordid or squalid There was nothing in this miserable place to distract him. Synonyms dreary, bleak, desolate, sorry, depressing, foul, dismal, shabby, vile, unhappy, seedy, sordid, squalid, dilapidated, wretched, cheerless, godforsaken, uninviting, scungy (Australian, New Zealand) Additional synonymsDefinition unhappy or depressed She went to bed, miserable and depressed. Synonyms sad, down, low, depressed, distressed, gloomy, dismal, afflicted, melancholy, heartbroken, desolate, forlorn, mournful, dejected, broken-hearted, despondent, downcast, sorrowful, wretched, disconsolate, crestfallen, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, down in the mouth (informal) Definition mean or ungenerous They have so far accepted only a miserable 1,100 refugees. Synonyms pathetic, low, sorry, disgraceful, mean, shameful, shabby, abject, despicable, deplorable, lamentable, contemptible, scurvy (old-fashioned), pitiable, detestable, piteousDefinition (of a sound) suggestive or reminiscent of grief or sadness the mournful wail of bagpipes Synonyms sad, distressing, unhappy, tragic, painful, afflicting, melancholy, harrowing, grievous, woeful, deplorable, lamentable, plaintive, calamitous, sorrowful, piteousDefinition arousing pity or sympathy It was a pathetic sight, watching the people queue for food. Synonyms sad, moving, touching, affecting, distressing, tender, melting, poignant, harrowing, heartbreaking, plaintive, heart-rending, gut-wrenching, pitiableDefinition distressingly inadequate That's the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard. Synonyms inadequate, useless, feeble, poor, sorry, wet (British, informal), pants (informal), miserable, petty, worthless, meagre, pitiful, woeful, deplorable, lamentable, trashy, measly (informal), crummy (slang), crappy (slang), rubbishy, poxy (slang), wanky (taboo, slang), chickenshit (US, slang) Definition arousing or deserving pity a piteous sight Synonyms pathetic, moving, affecting, distressing, sad, miserable, dismal, poignant, harrowing, heartbreaking, grievous, pitiful, woeful, deplorable, mournful, lamentable, plaintive, heart-rending, sorrowful, gut-wrenching, wretched, doleful, pitiableDefinition arousing or deserving pity or contempt Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure. Synonyms pathetic, distressing, miserable, poor, sorry, sad, dismal, harrowing, grievous, woeful, deplorable, mournful, lamentable, gut-wrenching, wretched, doleful, piteousDefinition sad and mournful Her voice was small and plaintive. Synonyms sorrowful, sad, pathetic, melancholy, grievous, pitiful, woeful, wistful, mournful, heart-rending, rueful, grief-stricken, disconsolate, doleful, woebegone, piteousDefinition pitiable I feel sorry for that poor child. Synonyms unfortunate, pathetic, miserable, unlucky, hapless, pitiful, luckless, wretched, ill-starred, pitiable, ill-fatedI thought it was a rotten idea. Synonyms inferior, poor, sorry, inadequate, unacceptable, punk, duff (British, informal), unsatisfactory, lousy (slang), low-grade, substandard, ill-considered, crummy (slang), ill-thought-out, poxy (slang), chickenshit (US, slang), of a sort or of sorts, ropey or ropy (British, informal), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition very bad or terrible I must have been in a shocking state last night. Synonyms terrible, appalling, dreadful, bad, fearful (informal), dire, horrendous, ghastly, from hell (informal), deplorable, abysmal, frightful, godawful (slang) His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful. Synonyms sad, unhappy, miserable, sorry, depressed, painful, distressed, grieving, dismal, afflicted, melancholy, tearful, heartbroken, woeful, mournful, dejected, rueful, lugubrious, wretched, disconsolate, doleful, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, piteous, sick at heart Definition poor She is in a sorry state. Synonyms wretched, miserable, pathetic, mean, base, poor, sad, distressing, dismal, shabby, vile, paltry, pitiful, abject, deplorable, pitiable, piteousDefinition very bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory She admits her French is terrible. Synonyms very bad, poor, inadequate, awful, appalling (informal), pants (British, informal), dreadful, useless (informal), hopeless, pathetic (informal), dire (informal), inferior, duff (British, informal), unsatisfactory, lousy (informal), pitiful (informal), laughable, atrocious (informal), abysmal (informal), frightful, substandard, crummy (informal), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) Definition sad or mournful She is a tragic figure. Synonyms sad, miserable, dismal, pathetic, heartbreaking, anguished, mournful, heart-rending, sorrowful, doleful, pitiableDefinition sad or depressed Her boss is horrible and she is desperately unhappy. Synonyms sad, depressed, miserable, down, low, blue, gloomy, melancholy, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, long-faced, sorrowful, disconsolate, crestfallen, down in the dumps (informal) |