noun · countable / uncountable · rare

woe

woe · woes

депресія, западина, впадина

горе, печаль, грусть

Leid, Weh, Kummer, Jammer

Great sadness or distressGreat sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.

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UK/wəʊ/US/woʊ/

» Woe to the vanquished.

Wehe den Besiegten.

Горе переможеним.

Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
Oh, woe is me!
(countable, uncountable)Calamity, trouble.
Weh, Jammer, Kummer
печа́льpečálʹ, грустьgrustʹ, го́реgóre
(countable, uncountable)A curse; a malediction.
(slang)A close friend; a nigga, homie or bro.

More definitions

intense mournfulness
misery resulting from affliction

Examples

42 sentences

Woe to the vanquished.
Горе переможеним.
deWehe den Besiegten.
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Woe to infidels.
Горе невірним!
ruГоре неверным!
deWehe den Ungläubigen!
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Woe to the conquered!
Горе переможеним!
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Riches cover a multitude of woes.
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She broke into cries of woe.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity:

Origin

From Middle English wo, woo, from Old English wā, wǣ, from Proto-West Germanic *wai (inter

From Middle English wo, woo, from Old English wā, wǣ, from Proto-West Germanic *wai (interjection), from Proto-Germanic *wai (“woe!”, interjection), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wáy (“oh!; ah!; woe!; alas!”, interjection).

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