woe

Speech parts

1. woe - Noun

2. woe - Adjective

3. woe - Interjection

Meaning

Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.

Woeful; sorrowful.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rue bale alas downer bane wormwood ugh bah blues depression blight heartache melancholia lamentation tsk
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Antonyms

nirvana bliss felicity paradise glee mardi gras
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Hypernyms

misery miserableness mournfulness sorrowfulness ruthfulness

Phrases with the word

in weal and woe weal and woe prophet of woe

Examples

Alex also hinted at a major financial woe that befell her in the year. Source: Internet

African-Americans trend Democratic, but woe to the Democrat who, in office, egregiously offends the black community. Source: Internet

CordycepsInYourBrainMy wife and I bumped into an acquaintance of ours at the grocery store one day and the woman proceeded to overshare her tale of woe. Source: Internet

If thou only knowest what it is to conquer, and knowest not what it is to be defeated; woe unto thee, it will fare ill with thee. Source: Internet

In contrast, when occasion demands, he is precise and straightforward, as when he explains his inward emotion to his mother: "But I have that within which passes show, / These but the trappings and the suits of woe". Source: Internet

Initially Siegmund does not reveal his name, choosing to call himself Wehwalt, 'filled with woe'. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Wodyetia bifurcata Wodzinski Wodzynski woe betide woe is me woe-begone