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noun. uk / wəʊ / us / woʊ / woes [ plural ] formal. Add to word list. big problems or troubles: economic woes The country has been beset by economic woes for the past decade. See more. [ U ] literary. extreme sadness: Her face was lined and full of woe.
The meaning of WOE is —used to express grief, regret, or distress. How to use woe in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Woe.
Today, woe generally means "problem" or "worry." You may experience financial woes, if you spend too much on your credit card. And study hard for your classes or in addition to your academic woes, you may get grounded by your parents. Sometimes woe is used in a slightly ironic way. If your friends tell you to forget about your woes and go out ...
(formal or humorous) a phrase that is used to warn somebody that there will be trouble for them if they do something or do not do something. Woe betide anyone who gets in her way! woe is me! exclamation. (old use or humorous) a phrase that is used to say that you are very unhappy. See woe in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Detailed meaning of woe. It represents a deep sense of suffering and anguish, often stemming from unfortunate or tragic circumstances. When someone experiences woe, they are burdened by a heavy emotional weight, feeling a profound sadness and despair.
4 meanings: 1. literary intense grief or misery 2. affliction or misfortune 3. → See woe betide someone 4. Also: woe is me.... Click for more definitions.
noun. profound grief or distress: His woe at the terrible news was almost beyond description. Synonyms: wretchedness, melancholy, trial, tribulation, anguish. Antonyms: joy. an affliction or cause of distress: She suffered a fall, among her other woes. interjection. an exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation. woe. / wəʊ / noun. literary.
noun [ U ] literary uk / wəʊ / us. Add to word list. sadness: full of woe. (Definition of woe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of woe. in Chinese (Traditional) 悲傷, 悲哀… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 悲伤, 悲哀… See more. in Spanish. congoja, desgracia, aflicción… See more. in Portuguese.
1. Sorrow or grief; misery. See Synonyms at regret. 2. a. Misfortune or wretchedness: listened to his tale of woe. b. A cause of sorrow or misery; a misfortune: economic and political woes. interj. Used to express sorrow or dismay. Idioms: woe betide (someone) 1. Used to express the wish for someone to experience misfortune. 2.
an exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation. bef. 900; Middle English wo (interj. and noun, nominal), Old English wā (interj.) (compare wellaway ); cognate with Dutch wee, German Weh, Old Norse vei, Latin vae. 1. anguish, tribulation, trial, wretchedness, melancholy. See sorrow. 1. joy.
