憂うき目め

• 憂ゆう鬱うつN2

  憂鬱 shares the kanji 憂 and means a gloomy, depressed mood, whereas 憂き目 refers to a specific bitter experience or misfortune one goes through.

• 憂うさ

  憂き目 refers to a specific bitter or painful experience one has suffered, while 憂さ is a general feeling of gloom or melancholy, not tied to one event.

• 憂うき目めUsage95%

  Standard attested spelling; often used in set phrases such as 憂き目に遭う and 憂き目を見る.

• 憂うき目めUsage4%
  search-only kanji form

  It is a search-only kanji form; 憂き目 is the normal spelling.

• うき目めUsage1%
  search-only kanji form

  This mixed kana-kanji spelling is search-only; it is useful for lookup but not the preferred form.

Analyzable as 憂き, an older attributive form meaning 'painful' or 'sorrowful,' plus 目 in the sense of an experience or situation; the compound literally suggests a painful experience.