aw
exclamation
mainlyUS(alsoaww)uk/ɔː/us/ɔː/used toexpressdisappointmentordisapproval:
He says "Aw, Ithoughtyou were somebodyelse."
If you don'tvote, you can't go around saying, "Aw man, everything's allwrong!"
Awgee, you said you weren'tgonnacry!
Aww, youruinedit!
used toexpresssympathyorlove,especiallywhen youfindsomething or someonecute(=attractiveandpleasantin the way thatbabiesorbabyanimalsare):
Aw, thatpoorguy.
All theauntieshad that "Aw, isn't hecute?"lookontheirfaces.
Aww,blesstheirhearts, they didtheirbest.
Disapproving & criticizing
- anathematize
- animadversion
- aspersion
- assail
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- criticism
- dim
- fault
- niggle
- nitpick
- nitpicking
- peanut gallery
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
- personalization
- personalize
- philippic
- pick
- sarky
- tear
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Sadness and regret
Sympathy & compassion
Showing affection