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WOEFULNESS Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word woefulness. (exact relations)
There are 22 hypernyms of the word woefulness. (close relations)
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anguish
nounn
noun

• extreme mental distress

• extreme distress of body or mind

verb

• suffer great pains or distress

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

desolation
nounn
noun

• the state of being decayed or destroyed

• a bleak and desolate atmosphere

• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

• an event that results in total destruction

despair
nounn
noun

• a state in which all hope is lost or absent

• the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

verb

• abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

distress
nounn
noun

• psychological suffering

• a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

• extreme physical pain

• the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

verb

• bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

• cause mental pain to

grief
nounn
noun

• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

• something that causes great unhappiness

heartache
nounn
noun

• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

melancholy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

misery
nounn
noun

• a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

• a feeling of intense unhappiness

pain
nounn
noun

• a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

• emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid

• a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

verb

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

sadness
nounn
noun

• emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

• the state of being sad

• the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

sorrow
nounn
noun

• an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

• sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

• something that causes great unhappiness

• the state of being sad

verb

• feel grief

suffering
nounn
noun

• a state of acute pain

• misery resulting from affliction

• psychological suffering

• feelings of mental or physical pain

adjective satellite

• troubled by pain or loss

• very unhappy; full of misery

unhappiness
nounn
noun

• emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

• state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

wretchedness
nounn
noun

• a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

• the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant

• the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry

woe
nounn
noun

• misery resulting from affliction

• intense mournfulness

Best Hypernyms For WOEFULNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for woefulness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (22)
agony anguish dejection desolation despair distress gloom grief heartache melancholy misery mournfulness pain regret ruthfulness sadness sorrow sorrowfulness suffering torment unhappiness woe

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