woe
Great sadness or distressGreat sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
» Woe to the vanquished.
Wehe den Besiegten. — samueldora
Горе переможеним. — aandrusiak
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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.
- intense mournfulness
- misery resulting from affliction
Examples
42 sentencesWoe to the vanquished.
Горе переможеним. — aandrusiak
deWehe den Besiegten. — samueldora
Woe to infidels.
Горе невірним! — aandrusiak
ruГоре неверным! — glavkos
deWehe den Ungläubigen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Woe to the conquered!
Горе переможеним! — hectorvk
Riches cover a multitude of woes.
She broke into cries of woe.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wo, woo, from Old English wā, wǣ, from Proto-West Germanic *wai (interFrom 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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Forms
plural: woesSynonyms
49 synonyms- intense mournfulness:woefulness
- misery resulting from affliction:suffering
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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