woe
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
woes
plural
woes
Britannica Dictionary definition of WOE
1
[noncount]
:
a feeling of great pain or sadness
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She listened to his tale of woe. [=his sad story]
2
woes
[plural]
:
problems or troubles
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She may have found a remedy to her financial woes. [=her problems with money]
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The city's traffic woes are well-known.
woe is me
— used in a humorous way to say that you are sad or upset about something
woe to
old-fashioned or woe betide
— used as a warning that there will be trouble if someone does something specified
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Woe betide anyone who enters here! [=anyone who enters here will be harmed]
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Woe to any student who is late for her class. [=any student who is late for her class will be in trouble]
