woe

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grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity
{n} grief, sorrow, misery, pain, a curse
A curse; a malediction
You can refer to someone's problems as their woes. He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes
Woeful; sorrowful
{i} pain, deep sorrow; sadness, grief; tragedy, misfortune
{ü} oh no! (cry of sadness, distress, disappointment, etc.)
intense mournfulness
Woe is very great sadness. He listened to my tale of woe joy
misery resulting from affliction
woe betide: see betide
wawe
woe betide
bad things will happen to

Woe betide you if you try that with my sister again!.

woe is me
Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery; often used humorously

Woe is me, I have eaten your bagel.

woe is me
poor me!
woe to
oh no for -, oh my for -
woeful
causing sorrow or regret
woeful
{a} sorrowful, sad, calamitous, wretched
Woeful
woesome
woeful
of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
woeful
emphasis You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable. the woeful state of the economy. + woefully woe·ful·ly Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate
woeful
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad
woeful
affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow made him look haggard and woebegone"- George du Maurier
woeful
{s} sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, despondent; tragic; pitiable; poor
woeful
mournful or full of woe
woeful
If someone or something is woeful, they are very sad. a woeful ballad. + woefully woe·ful·ly He said woefully: `I love my country, but it does not give a damn about me.'
woeful
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as, a woeful event; woeful want
woeful
Wretched; paltry; miserable; poor
woefully
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
woefully
In a woeful manner; sorrowfully; mournfully; miserably; dolefully
woefully
In a woeful manner
woefully
sorrowfully, unhappily, wretchedly, despondently; tragically; pitiably
woefulness
the quality of being woeful
woefulness
{i} sorrow, grief; sadness, misery
woefulness
The quality or state of being woeful; misery; wretchedness
woes
plural of woe
woe
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