woe
[noun]
Synonyms: grief, agony, anguish, distress, gloom, misery, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, wretchedness

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Contrasted words: bliss, felicity, happiness
Related Words: bemoaning, bewailing, deploring, lamentation

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

woe /wəʊ $ woʊ/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: wa]

1. woes [plural] formal the problems and troubles affecting someone:
the country’s economic woes

2. [uncountable] literary great sadness

3. woe is me spoken humorous used to say that you are extremely unhappy or in a difficult situation

4. woe betide somebody British English used to warn someone that there will be trouble if they do something – especially used humorously:
Woe betide anyone who smokes in our house!

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲