What does woe mean?
Definitions for woe
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Princeton's WordNet
suffering, woenoun
misery resulting from affliction
woe, woefulnessnoun
intense mournfulness
Wiktionary
woenoun
grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.
Etymology: From wo, wei, wa, from wa, from wai, whence also German weh, Old High German wē, Old Norse vei. Compare Latin vae.
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woe
Woe is a term used to express great sorrow, distress, regret, or misery. It can also refer to troubles or calamities.
Webster Dictionary
Woenoun
grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity
Woenoun
a curse; a malediction
Woeadjective
woeful; sorrowful
Etymology: [OE. wo, wa, woo, AS. w, interj.; akin to D. wee, OS. & OHG. w, G. weh, Icel. vei, Dan. vee, Sw. ve, Goth. wai; cf. L. vae, Gr. . 128. Cf. Wail.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Woe
Wo, wō, n. grief: misery: a heavy calamity: a curse: an exclamation of grief.—adj. sad, wretched.—adjs. Woe′begone, Wō′begone, beset with woe (see Begone); Woe′ful, Wō′ful, Woe′some (Scot. Wae′some), sorrowful: bringing calamity: wretched.—advs. Woe′fully, Wō′fully.—ns. Woe′fulness, Wō′fulness.—adjs. Woe′-wea′ried, -worn, wearied, worn, with woe.—Woe worth the day (see Worth).—In weal and woe, in prosperity and adversity. [A.S. (interj.) wá; Ger. weh; L. væ, Gr. ouai. Cf. Wail.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of woe in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of woe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of woe in a Sentence
Woe, alas, to those who have loved only bodies, forms, appearances! Death will rob them of everything. Try to love souls, you will find them again.”
I can't worry about all of the noise and all of those things, and also, it never does any good to say' woe is me' about any of this stuff.
Woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity.
Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life.
O, woe is me, To have seen what I have seen, see what I see
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- ويلArabic
- bědaCzech
- Leid, Weh, Jammer, KummerGerman
- αλίμονοGreek
- aflicción, penaSpanish
- وایPersian
- suru, tuskaFinnish
- malheur, tristesse, douleur, misèreFrench
- truaighe, dòlas, sgadScottish Gaelic
- יגון, צער, אבויHebrew
- dukaIndonesian
- dolore, guaio, disgraziaItalian
- אוֹיHebrew
- 悲惨Japanese
- 비애Korean
- vaeLatin
- sorg, veNorwegian
- żałość, cierpienie, niedola, nieszczęście, BiadaPolish
- infelicidade, mágoa, desgraçaPortuguese
- durere, suferință, mâhnireRomanian
- печаль, грустьRussian
- sorg, veSwedish
- దుఃఖకరమైనTelugu
- teessür, gam, üzüntü, dert, kederTurkish
- гореUkrainian
- 榮辱與共Chinese
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