Usually means: Story recounting misfortune or sorrow.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions
We found 7 dictionaries that define the word tale of woe:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. tale of woe: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. tale of woe: Merriam-Webster
  3. tale of woe: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. Tale of Woe: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. tale of woe: Wiktionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. tale of woe: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. tale of woe: Urban Dictionary

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (tale of woe)

▸ noun:  A narrative or description of one's problems or misfortunes.

Similar:
sob story, lament, jeremiad, account, application, chiller, Cinderella, fib, iota, Pushkin, more...

Phrases:
response to a tale of woe, more...

▸ Words similar to tale of woe

▸ Usage examples for tale of woe

▸ Idioms related to tale of woe

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near tale of woe

▸ Rhymes of tale of woe

▸ Invented words related to tale of woe

Similar:
sob story, lament, jeremiad, account, application, chiller, Cinderella, fib, iota, Pushkin, more...

Phrases:
response to a tale of woe, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "tale of woe" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux