sob story

1. 1.

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

   Synonymssob stuff

   Broadernarrative

Questions about sob story

What does sob story mean?

sob story means "a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy".

What is another word for sob story?

Close synonyms include sob stuff. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sob story a common word?

sob story is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.