poor thing
Object of sympathy
Poor thing is an expression of sympathy or pity for someone or something in an unfortunate situation: The poor thing has been sick all week, Poor thing, she didn't even see it coming.
It can be genuinely compassionate or slightly condescending, depending on tone.
Sometimes used self-referentially with mock pity: I have to work late—poor thing, right?
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
- patheticArousing scornful pity
- helplessUnable to act independently
- pitySympathy for misfortune
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
sufferer · victim · sad case · bless · bless your heart · aww · sympathy · compassion · darling · sweetheart · needy · woebegone · dear · hard luck · heartbreaking · lost cause · vulnerable · sad
- expressionsexpression, I love you, phrase, idioms, thank you
- sympathyI'm sorry, I am sorry, my condolences, how sad, how awful
- sarcasmyeah right, oh please, as if, oh really, how original
- lamentslamentation, wailing, keen, keening, lament
- condescensionpatronizing, belittling, talking down, talk down, superiority
poor thingserves you right
Earned negative consequence
you deserve it · good riddance · piece of work · jerk · creep
poor thinglucky devil
Enviously blessed person
lucky dog · blessed one · golden child · charmed life · the chosen one
poor, thing, poverty, poorly, indigent, poorest, poorer, poorness, impoverished