maudlin
adjective /ˈmɔːd.lɪn/
/ˈmɑːd-/ Definition
› feeling sad and sorry for yourself, especially after you have drunk a lot of alcoholFeeling sad and unhappy
(Definition of maudlin adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (down) in the dumps idiom
- a dog's life idiom
- a long face idiom
- be cut up idiom
- be down in the mouth idiom
- be in a funk idiom
- distraught adjective
- distressed adjective
- doleful adjective
- dour adjective
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- low-spirited adjective
- lugubrious adjective
- martyred adjective
- melancholic adjective
- moody adjective
- upset adjective (WORRIED)
- woe is me idiom
- woebegone adjective
- woeful adjective (SAD)
Topic:
Feeling sad and unhappy
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