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SOB STORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
Synonyms:
sob story; sob stuff
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sob story" is a kind of...):
narration; narrative; story; tale (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)
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