Vocabulary
Woeful
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery.
Urdu meaning
غم انگیز، المناک، غمزدہ، پریشان، غمگینی کے ساتھ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Numbers recently shared by the Pakistan Public Administration Research Centre tell a woeful tale.
- Numbers recently shared by the Pakistan Public Administration Research Centre tell a woeful tale.
- The attack on PTI information secretary Raoof Hasan in Islamabad on Tuesday appears to be linked to this woeful environment of intolerance.
- Pakistan have failed to qualify for the last three Olympics and that woeful run will continue if matters are not resolved.
- They raised hopes that they might at least be able to end their woeful run in Australia when they took a first-innings lead in Sydney.
Synonyms
sad, unhappy, miserable, woebegone, doleful, forlorn, crestfallen, glum, gloomy,
Antonyms
happy, cheerful, uplifting
Curator example
“her face was woeful”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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