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Woe is a feeling of deep sorrow or grief.

(noun)

An example of woe is what you feel when someone you love dies.

Woe is defined as a way to express sorrow.

(interjection)

An example of woe is what you say to express sadness.

See woe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

great sorrow; grief; misery
a cause of sorrow; affliction; trouble

Origin: ME wo < OE wa, woe < IE interj. *wai- > ON væ, Goth wai, Welsh gwae, L vae

interjection

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See woe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Deep distress or misery, as from grief; wretchedness. See Synonyms at regret.
Misfortune; calamity: economic and political woes.

interjection

Used to express sorrow or dismay.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English wa, wo

Origin: , from Old English wā, woe!

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