Definitions for woe
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suffering, woenoun

   misery resulting from affliction

2. woe, woefulnessnoun

   intense mournfulness

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. woenoun

   grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.

2. 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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1. woe

   Woe is a term used to express great sorrow, distress, regret, or misery. It can also refer to troubles or calamities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Woenoun

   grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity

2. Woenoun

   a curse; a malediction

3. Woeadjective

   woeful; sorrowful

4. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. WOE

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Matched Categories

1. • Misery
   • Mournfulness

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of woe in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of woe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of woe in a Sentence

1. So I Married an Axe Murderer:

   Charlie Woman... woe-man... whoooa-man. She was a thief, you got to believe, she stole my heart and my cat. Judy, Betty, Josie and those hot Pussycats... they made me horny, on Saturday morning... girls of cartoo-ins will leave me in ruins... I want to to be Betty's Barney. Jane... get me off this crazy thing... called love.

2. Eric Hoffer:

   Woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity.

3. Salman Rushdie:

   Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation's heart, the excision of its memory.

4. Phaedra Al-Majid:

   Woe be to any other person who cares enough to risk personal safety to report Tuesday FIFA corruption.

5. Danish proverb:

   Woe to the house where the hen crows and the rooster is still.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=woe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Woe
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woe
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=woe