woe

woe  (w)

n.

1. Deep distress or misery, as from grief; wretchedness. See Synonyms at regret.

2. Misfortune; calamity: economic and political woes.

interj.

Used to express sorrow or dismay.

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[Middle English wa, wo, from Old English w, woe!.]

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woe [wəʊ]

n

1. Literary intense grief or misery

2. (often plural) affliction or misfortune

woe betide (someone) misfortune will befall (someone) woe betide you if you arrive late

interj

Also woe is me Archaic an exclamation of sorrow or distress

[Old English wā, wǣ; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wē, Old Norse vei, Gothic wai, Latin vae, Sanskrit uvē; see wail]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	woe - misery resulting from affliction suffering miserableness, misery, wretchedness - a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
	2.	woe - intense mournfulness woefulness mournfulness, ruthfulness, sorrowfulness - a state of gloomy sorrow

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woe

noun

1. misery, suffering, trouble, pain, disaster, depression, distress, grief, agony, gloom, sadness, hardship, sorrow, anguish, misfortune, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, adversity, dejection, wretchedness He listened to my tale of woe.
misery pleasure, fortune, joy, happiness, prosperity, bliss, felicity, rapture, elation, jubilation

2. problem, trouble, trial, burden, grief, misery, curse, hardship, sorrow, misfortune, heartache, heartbreak, affliction, tribulation He did not tell his friends about all his woes.

Translations

woe [wəʊ] N (poet, hum) → desgracia f, aflicción f
woe is me! → ¡ay de mí!
woe betide you if you're lying! → ¡pobre de ti como sea mentira!
a tale of woe → una historia triste

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woe [ˈwəʊ]

n (= great sadness) → malheur m
a tale of woe (account of sb's misfortunes) → une histoire malheureuse
He listened to my tale of woe → Il écouta ma triste histoire.
woe betide sb → malheur à qn woes

npl (= troubles) → malheurs mpl

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woe

n

(liter, hum, sorrow) → Jammer m; woe (is me)! → weh mir!; woe betide him who …! → wehe dem, der …!; a tale of woe → eine Geschichte des Jammers

(esp pl: = trouble, affliction) → Kummer m; to pour out one’s woes to somebody → sich (dat) → seinen Kummer bei jdm von der Seele reden

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woe [wəʊ] n (liter) (hum) → dolore m
woe is me! → me tapino/a!
woe betide him who ... → guai a chi...
a tale of woe → una triste storia

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woe [wəʊ] n (liter) (hum) → dolore m
woe is me! → me tapino/a!
woe betide him who ... → guai a chi...
a tale of woe → una triste storia

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woe

n woe [wəu]

(a cause of) grief or misery He has many woes; He told a tale of woe. ongelukkigheid, treurmare بَلاء، بُؤْس، حُزْن شَديد беда trápení; strast sorg das Weh, der Kummer πόνος, θλίψη desgracia, aflicción hingepiin علامت؛ اندوه و قصه murhe malheur צָרוֹת दुख brige, nesreće szomorúság kesedihan sorg, harmur dolore; disgrazia 悲哀 비애 nelaimė bēdas; nelaime; posts kedukaan; kesengsaraan rampspoed elendighet, smerte, sorg niedola aflição neno­rocire огорчение; горе trápenie; žiaľ, bieda žalost tuga sorg, elände ความโศกเศร้า üzüntü, keder, dert 悲痛或不幸(的導因) горе, лихо غم điều đau buồn 不幸的故事

adj woeful

miserable; unhappy a woeful expression. ongelukkige بائِس، تَعيس، مُثير للأسى، مُكْتَئِب нещастен ztrápený sorgfuld kummervoll θλιμμένος afligido, apenado murelik اندوهناک surullinen air affligé מָלֵא צַעַר दु:खमय jadan, nesretan búbánatos sedih sorgbitinn, hryggur doloroso, triste 悲痛な 비참한 liūdnas nelaimīgs; nobēdājies sedih; duka rampzalig elendig, trist, ynkelig przygnębiony aflitivo nefericit скорбный bolestný; žalostný žalosten tužan sorglig, eländig เต็มไปด้วยความเศร้า üzgün, kederli 悲痛的 скорботний, гіркий غمناک đau buồn 悲哀的

adv woefully

ongelukkig بِتعاسَه، باكْتِئاب، بأسى нещастно žalostně sorgfuldt kummervoll θλιμμένα de manera afligida murelikult به طور اسف بار murheellisesti d'un air affligé בְּצַעַר दु:खद रूप से jadno, nesretno (bú)bánatosan dengan sedih með hryggð dolorosamente 悲痛に 비참하게, 애처롭게 liūdnai nelaimīgi; bēdīgi dengan sedihnya; sangat sedih rampzalig trist, sørgmodig, ynkelig żałośnie aflitivamente cu un aer nefericit скорбно úboho; žalostne žalostno tužno sorgligt, eländigt เต็มไปด้วยความเศร้า kederle 悲痛地 скорботно, гірко غمگینی کے ساتھ đau buồn 悲痛地

n woefulness

ongelukkigheid أسى، تَعاسَه، بُؤْس، حُزْن شَديد нещастие žalost sorgfuldhed der Kummer θλίψη aflicción murelikkus اندوهناکی murheellisuus affliction צַעַר दु:खद jad, nesreća (bú)bánat kesedihan sorg dolore 悲嘆 비참함, 애처로움 liūdnumas nelaimīgums; bēdīgums tidak bersedih rampzaligheid sørgmodighet, ynkelighet przygnębienie aflição nenorocire скорбность úbohosť; žalosť žalost tuga sorg, elände ความโศกเศร้า keder 悲痛 скорботність غمگینی nỗi buồn 悲痛

adj woebegone [-bigon]

sad-looking a woebegone face. jammerlik مُكْفَهِر، كاسِف، بائِس، حزين тъжен truchlivý sørgmodig; bedrøvet leidvoll θλιμμένος desconsolado, afligido, afectado murest murtud درهم؛ افسرده surullinen désolé עָצוּב दु:खी jadan, tužan szomorú sedih sorgbitinn addolorato 悲嘆にくれた 비탄에 잠긴 liūdesio prislėgtas nelaimīgs; nobēdājies bersedih; sugul gekweld bedrøvelig, jammerlig, sørgmodig zbolały triste mâhnit; nenorocit удручённый skľúčený, ustaraný potrt ucveljen olycklig, bedrövad ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยความเศร้า elemli, kederli 愁眉苦臉的 пригнічений лихом; похмурий غمگین trông buồn rầu 愁眉苦脸的