Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sob_story

1 sense of sob story

Sense 1
sob story, sob stuff -- (a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy)
       => narrative, narration, 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; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children")