Home / Dictionary / Sob story

Sob story Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Sob story has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy

2

A sad story, especially one intended to elicit sympathy.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
narrative
Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
Compare
Sob story vs