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woe
[woh]
noun
profound grief or distress.
His woe at the terrible news was almost beyond description.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms:an affliction or cause of distress.
She suffered a fall, among her other woes.
interjection
an exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation.
woe
/ ·Éəʊ /
noun
literaryÌýintense grief or misery
(often plural) affliction or misfortune
misfortune will befall someone
woe betide you if you arrive late
interjection
Also: woe is me.ÌýarchaicÌýan exclamation of sorrow or distress
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of woe1
Idioms and Phrases
woe betide, trouble or punishment will come upon (someone) if they take the specified action: Also woe to
Woe betide anybody who laughed or continued to talk while he was playing.
Rules about court reporting are strict, and woe betide those who fall foul of them.
Woe to the pedestrian who gets in a cyclist's way.
woe is me, (used to lament one's own distress, affliction, or trouble, sometimes humorously).
Woe is me, for I am ruined!
Please don't get the wrong impression, thinking this is a “woe is me†story.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Bianco countered that Kounalakis and the other Democrat gubernatorial candidates are directly responsible for the economic woes facing Californians because they have an “unquenchable thirst†for money to fund their liberal agenda.
To opponents of the bills, including dozens of environmental and labor groups, the effort misplaces the source of building woes and instead would restrict one of the few ways community groups can shape development.
Charging tourists to visit the Peak District could be the solution to "unprecedented" financial woes, according to the leader of the authority running the national park.
Gaulden’s legal woes also include being indicted by a federal grand jury in 2021 for possessing an unregistered firearm and “possession of firearms by a convicted felon†in connection to a 2020 case.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport saw the worst of the travel woes with 697 flights, representing 59% of all trips, delayed.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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