woefulness


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woe·ful

also wo·ful  (wō′fəl)
adj.
1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful: feeling woeful.
2. Causing, involving, or expressing woe: a woeful situation; woeful eyes.
3. Deplorably bad: woeful errors in judgment.

woe′ful·ly adv.
woe′ful·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.woefulness - intense mournfulness
mournfulness, ruthfulness, sorrowfulness - a state of gloomy sorrow
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Translations
أسى، تَعاسَه، بُؤْس، حُزْن شَديد
sorgfuldhed
búbánat
sorg

woe

(wəu) noun
(a cause of) grief or misery. He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.
ˈwoeful adjective
miserable; unhappy. a woeful expression.
ˈwoefully adverb
ˈwoefulness noun
ˈwoebegone (-bigon) adjective
sad-looking. a woebegone face.
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And their lack of disappointment in its woefulness disturbing.
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