Sekirov Dictionary

woe

UK /wəʊ/US /woʊ/

noun 4
adjective 1
exclamation 1
forms 3
phrases 2

noun4

•
Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
- Oh, woe is me!
•
Calamity, trouble.
- Don't let the little woes of life harm you / Let the joy in the life you lead / Let it charm you / Let it charm you now — 1980
(slang) A close friend; a nigga, homie or bro.
•
A curse; a malediction.
- Can there be a woe or curse in all the stores of vengeance equal to the malignity of such a practice? — 1692

adjective1

(no longer used) Woeful; sorrowful

exclamation1

•
(no longer used) An exclamation of grief.
- Miranda: O woe, the day. — 1610

forms

woes · more woe · most woe

Phrases with woe

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