Woe

/wəʊ/

Synonyms for "woe" (155 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Noun(8 words)

distress grief hardship misery sorrow affliction aggrievance alas

abominationaching heartaffliction agonyagony of mindanguish atrocity bad bale bane befoulment bemoaningbete noirebewailingbitter cupbitter draftbitter draughtbitter pillbitternessbleeding heart

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blightbroken heartbugbear

Strong matches (47)

burdenburden of carecalamitycankerworm of carecarecarking carecataclysm catastrophe corruption crosscrown of thornscrushingcrushing burdencrying evilcurse damage death defilement depressiondepth of misery

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desolation despair despoliation destruction detriment disease distress dole encumbrance evil extremityfly in the ointmentgallgall and wormwoodgloom grief grievance harm havoc

Noun(7 words)

calamity curse disaster dol dolor doom grievance

Adjective(1 words)

dreadful

Related words (77)

heartache heartbreakheartfelt griefheartgriefheavy hearthurt ill infection infelicity infliction injury lamentation languishment load melancholia melancholy misadventure mischief misery mourning

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nemesisopen woundoppression outragepack of troublespainpeck of troublespest pestilence pining plague poison pollution prostration regret remorse ruerunning soresadness scourgesea of troublessnake in the grasssorrow sorrowingsuicidal despairthe worstthorn torment toxin tragedy trial trouble unhappiness venom vexation visitationwaters of bitternessweight worry wretchedness wrong

Noun(15 words)

judgment lamenter melancholy misfortune misfortunesold norse kár 'grief'ruth sadness sorrows suffering tsoris undelight vexation woefulness wrong

Adjective(1 words)

sad

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More general

13 entries

adverse conditionemotional stateinterjection judgment miserableness misery mournfulnessnegative circumstancenegative emotionprophecy ruthfulness sorrowfulness wretchedness

More specific

9 entries

calamity curse doom grief hardship misfortune sorrowwoe is mewoe unto you

Collocations

10 entries

deep woeeconomic woefiscal woeglobal woegrave woegreat woelongstanding woemortal woesocial woeuniversal woe

Inflections

1 entries

woes

Derivations

3 entries

woeful woefully woefulness

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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A woman is the woe of man.

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Woe betide him!

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Woe to infidels.

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Woe to the vanquished!

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