poor soul
Object of sympathy
Poor soul is a sympathetic way of referring to someone unfortunate, pitiable, or suffering.
It expresses compassion tinged with sadness: The poor soul lost everything in the fire.
Sometimes used with gentle condescension toward someone naive or helpless: She doesn't realize they're using her, poor soul.
- wretchPitiable or base person
- pitifulArousing sorrowful contempt
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
- miserableWretchedly unhappy, dejected
- sad casePitiful individual
hapless · wretched · sympathy · pity · bless their heart · despair · forlorn · tragic · unlucky · lost cause · suffering · lost · wandering · grief · sorrow · compassion · downtrodden · desolate
- unfortunatesvictims, unfortunate, wretch, victim, sufferer
- lamentslamentation, wailing, keen, keening, lament
poor soullucky devil
Enviously blessed person
lucky dog · golden child · lucky stiff · winner · life of the party
poor soullucky devil
Enviously blessed person
big shot · fat cat · mover and shaker · high roller · privileged few
poor, soul, poorly, poorer, poorest, poorness, souls, soulful, soulless