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woe
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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.

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

woe
Noun
1. Literary intense grief
2. woes misfortunes or problems: economic woes
3. woe betide someone someone will or would experience misfortune: woe betide anyone who got in his way [Old English wā, wǣ]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.woe - misery resulting from affliction
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
mournfulness, ruthfulness, sorrowfulness - a state of gloomy sorrow

woe
Translations

woe [wəu] ndesgracia
woe [wəu] nmalheur m
woe [wəu] n (= sorrow) → Jammer m;
(misfortune) → Kummer m
woe [wəu] ndolore m; disgrazia

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, 고뇌 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 不幸的故事 горе, лихо غم điều đau buồn
adj ˈwoeful
miserable; unhappy a woeful expression. ongelukkige بائِس، تَعيس، مُثير للأسى، مُكْتَئِب нещастен ztrápený sorgfuld kummervoll θλιμμένος afligido, apenado murelik اندوهناک murheellinen air affligé מָלֵא צַעַר दु:खमय jadan, nesretan búbánatos sedih sorgbitinn, hryggur doloroso, triste 悲痛な 비참한, 애처로운 liūdnas nelaimīgs; nobēdājies sedih; duka rampzalig elendig, trist, ynkelig przygnębiony aflitivo nefericit скорбный bolestný; žalostný žalosten tužan sorglig, eländig เต็มไปด้วยความเศร้า üzgün, kederli 悲哀的 скорботний, гіркий غمناک đau buồn
adv ˈwoefully
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
n ˈwoefulness
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
adj ˈwoebegone [-bigon]
sad-looking a woebegone face. jammerlik مُكْفَهِر، كاسِف، بائِس، حزين тъжен truchlivý sørgmodig; bedrøvet leidvoll θλιμμένος desconsolado, afligido, afectado murest murtud درهم؛ افسرده murheen murtama désolé עָצוּב दु:खी jadan, tužan szomorú sedih sorgbitinn addolorato 悲嘆にくれた 슬픔에 잠긴, 수심에 찬 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


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