Woeful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

affected by or full of grief or woe; - George du Maurier

of very poor quality or condition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈoʊfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈəʊfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈəʊfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈoʊfəl/.

Examples

his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone
deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
woeful treatment of the accused

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

woebegone deplorable miserable wretched execrable

Parts of Speech

adjective	affected by or full of grief or woe; - George du Maurier “his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone”
adjective	of very poor quality or condition “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”

Word Forms

woefulness	noun	intense mournfulness
miserableness	noun	a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
wretchedness	noun	the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

traurig

von Trauer oder Leid betroffen oder voller Trauer; - George du Maurier

🇫🇷French

triste

affecté ou plein de chagrin ou de malheur; - Georges du Maurier

🇪🇸Spanish

lamentable

afectado o lleno de dolor o aflicción; -George du Maurier

🇮🇹Italian

doloroso

affetto o pieno di dolore o disgrazia; -Giorgio du Maurier

🇳🇱Dutch

treurig

getroffen door of vol verdriet of wee; - George du Maurier

🇵🇹Portuguese

lamentável

afetado ou cheio de tristeza ou angústia; -George du Maurier

🇷🇺Russian

горестный

затронутый или полный горя или горя; - Жорж дю Морье

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खस्ताहाल

दुःख या शोक से प्रभावित या पूर्ण; - जॉर्ज डु मौरियर

🇧🇩Bengali

দুঃখজনক

প্রভাবিত দ্বারা বা দুঃখ বা দুঃখের দ্বারা পরিপূর্ণ; - জর্জ ডু মরিয়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

பரிதாபகரமான

துக்கம் அல்லது துயரத்தால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது நிறைந்தது; - ஜார்ஜ் டு மாரியர்

🇮🇳Telugu

దయనీయమైన

శోకం లేదా బాధతో ప్రభావితమైన లేదా పూర్తి; - జార్జ్ డు మౌరియర్

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रासदायक

दुःखाने किंवा दु:खाने प्रभावित किंवा पूर्ण; - जॉर्ज डु मॉरियर

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુ:ખદાયક

દુઃખ અથવા દુ:ખથી પ્રભાવિત અથવા સંપૂર્ણ; - જ્યોર્જ ડુ મોરિયર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೋಚನೀಯ

ದುಃಖ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಕಟದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಭಾವಿತವಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ತುಂಬಿದೆ; - ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಡು ಮಾರಿಯರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിതാപകരമായ

ദുഃഖമോ ദുരിതമോ ബാധിച്ചതോ നിറഞ്ഞതോ; - ജോർജ്ജ് ഡു മൗറിയർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਖਦਾਈ

ਦੁੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਦੁੱਖ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਭਰਿਆ; - ਜਾਰਜ ਡੂ ਮੌਰੀਅਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

افسوسناک

غم یا پریشانی سے متاثر یا بھرا ہوا؛ - جارج ڈو موریر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可悲的

受到悲伤或痛苦的影响或充满悲伤或痛苦； ——乔治·杜穆里埃

🇯🇵Japanese

ひどい

悲しみや苦しみの影響を受けている、または悲しみや苦しみに満ちている。 - ジョルジュ・デュ・モーリエ

🇰🇷Korean

비참한

슬픔이나 비애로 인해 영향을 받거나 가득 차 있습니다. - 조르주 뒤 모리에

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không may

bị ảnh hưởng bởi hoặc đầy đau buồn hoặc đau khổ; - George du Maurier

🇹🇭Thai

เศร้า

ได้รับผลกระทบจากหรือเต็มไปด้วยความโศกเศร้าหรือความวิบัติ - จอร์จ ดู เมาริเยร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedih

terpengaruh oleh atau penuh kesedihan atau kesengsaraan; - George du Maurier

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakalungkot

apektado ng o puno ng kalungkutan o aba; - George du Maurier

🇲🇾Malay

menyedihkan

terjejas oleh atau penuh dengan kesedihan atau kesengsaraan; - George du Maurier

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محزن

متأثرًا أو مليئًا بالحزن أو الويل؛ - جورج دو مورييه

🇮🇷Persian

غم انگیز

تحت تأثیر یا پر از اندوه یا بدبختی؛ - ژرژ دو موریه

🇹🇷Turkish

acıklı

keder veya kederden etkilenmiş veya bunlarla dolu; -George du Maurier

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָצוּב

מושפע או מלא צער או צער; - ג'ורג' דו מאורייה

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