woefulness

noun

Definition of woefulnessnext
as in oppression

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  1. oppression
  2. unhappiness
  3. melancholy
  4. misery
  5. despair
  6. suffering
  7. dreariness
  8. dejection
Noun
  • The Oscar nominee stars as Wat Tyler, an ordinary peasant who steps up to lead an extraordinary fight against King Richard II after crushing taxes and political oppression push the country’s working class to a breaking point.
    — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • Born in present-day Serbia, Tana’s early life was marked by political oppression under Communist rule.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of oppression
Noun
  • There’s a lot of unhappiness everywhere, but … [traditionally,] America is supposed to be a happy country, and everyone wants to go there.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
  • His remaining support is soft, while the unhappiness with him is intense.
    — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of unhappiness
Noun
  • Beneath all the sensuality and beauty, there’s also a lingering melancholy that feels very familiar to me.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
  • Don Hertzfeldt occasionally comes to mind for a similarly pervasive mood of questioning, philosophical melancholy.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 12 June 2026
Definition of melancholy
Noun
  • Not to be outdone, other tick species are also spreading out and causing more misery.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Nobody, save biblical Job, has had more misery hurled at them.
    — Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of misery
Noun
  • That sense of despair could be because the album captured the band in a state of crisis.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • Rayan Cherki captured the sense of shock and despair among the France players on a day when their World Cup dream died, in a 2-0 defeat to Spain that was as emphatic as the scoreline suggests.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of despair
Noun
  • Football is not the only sport where suffering has become a rite of passage for success.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • But suffering – and the resilience that comes from working through it – are part of Argentine culture.
    — Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of suffering
Noun
  • Days shorten, shadows lengthen, and the cold and dreariness of winter return.
    — Thomas A. DuBois, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
  • Valentine’s Day is like a sweet little respite from February dreariness.
    — Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Definition of dreariness
Noun
  • This has been one of Norway’s great months and reaching the end of the line was as much cause for pride as dejection across the capital.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Four years later, there’s not a hint of complacency or dejection in France.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of dejection
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