woe

  • 31woe is me — interjection Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery; often used humorously. Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! Psalms 120:5 …

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  • 32woe — worth , i. e. woe be to, &c. Body and Soul, 7 …

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  • 33woe n — Some horses cause their owners a lot of woe …

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  • 34woe is me! — humorous an exclamation of sorrow or distress. → woe …

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  • 35woe — noun 1) a tale of woe Syn: misery, sorrow, distress, wretchedness, sadness, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, despondency, despair, depression, regret, gloom, melancholy; adversity, misfortune, disaster …

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  • 36woe — noun 1) a tale of woe Syn: misery, sorrow, distress, sadness, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, despair, adversity, misfortune, disaster, suffering, hardship 2) financial woes Syn …

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  • 37woe — /woʊ / (say woh) noun 1. grievous distress, affliction, or trouble. 2. an affliction. –interjection Also, woe is me. 3. (an exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation.) Also, wo. {Middle English wo, Old English wā (interjection), distantly… …

  • 38woe is me! — an ironical or humorous exclamation of sorrow or distress * * * ˌwoe is ˈme! f9 idiom exclamation (old use humorous) a phrase that is used to say that you are very unhappy Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 39Woe worth — Woe Woe, n. [OE. wo, wa, woo, AS. w[=a], interj.; akin to D. wee, OS. & OHG. w[=e], G. weh, Icel. vei, Dan. vee, Sw. ve, Goth. wai; cf. L. vae, Gr. ?. [root]128. Cf. {Wail}.] [Formerly written also {wo}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Grief; sorrow; misery;… …

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  • 40woe betide someone — often humorous phrase used for warning someone that they will be in trouble if they do a particular thing That was the rule, and woe betide anyone who ignored it. Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: woe * * * woe… …

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