WordCmp.com

story vs sob story

sob story vs story

story and sob story both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
story Yes No No No
sob story Yes No No No
As nouns, sob story is a hyponym of story; that is, sob story is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than story:
  • story: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • sob story: a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
Other hyponyms of story include tearjerker, tall tale, folk tale, folktale, sob stuff, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, nursery rhyme.
story (noun) sob story (noun)
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
a short account of the news
a trivial lie
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
a record or narrative description of past events
Difference between story and sob story

Words related to "story"

Words related to "sob story"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.