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Woeful vs Agonising - What's the difference?

woeful | agonising | Related terms |

Woeful is a related term of agonising.


As an adjective woeful

is full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.

As a verb agonising is

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As a noun agonising is

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woeful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
    • How many woeful widows left to bow / To sad disgrace! — Daniel.
  • Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
    • a woeful event
    a woeful lack of restraint
  • wretched; paltry; poor
    • What woeful stuff this madrigal would be! — Pope.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    agonising

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)