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woe

Pronunciation: /wəʊ/

Definition of woe

literary

great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically):the Everton tale of woe continued
(woes) things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles:to add to his woes, customers have been spending less

Phrases

woe betide (or woe to): used humorously to warn (someone) that they will be in trouble if they do a specified thing:woe betide anyone wearing the wrong colour!
woe is me!: an ironical or humorous exclamation of sorrow or distress: he thinks he can go to his constituents and say ‘Woe is me! I only earn £30,000 a year.’

natural exclamation of lament: recorded as wā in Old English and found in several Germanic languages

Definition of woe in the US English dictionary

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