Woe

//wəʊ//

Synonyms for "woe" (261 found)

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Translations

118 translations across 41 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • οὐαί intj (exclamation of grief)
  • φεῦ intj (exclamation of grief)

Arabic

2 entries
  • وَيْل intj (exclamation of grief)
  • حَزَن noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Aramaic

2 entries
  • וַי intj (exclamation of grief)
  • ܘܵܝܵܐ noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • беда noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • злочестие noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • скръб noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • وەی intj (exclamation of grief)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 唉 intj (exclamation of grief)
  • 悲恸 noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • 悲慟 /悲恸 noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • 悲痛 noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Cornish

2 entries
  • go intj (exclamation of grief)
  • gew noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Czech

4 entries
  • běda intj (exclamation of grief)
  • běda noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • hoře noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • strast noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Dutch

4 entries
  • droefheid noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • ellende noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • lijden noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • ongeluk noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • i-a:n-nw-W-A2 noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • ve intj (exclamation of grief)

Finnish

3 entries
  • voi intj (exclamation of grief)
  • suru noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • tuska noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

French

4 entries
  • hélas intj (exclamation of grief)
  • douleur noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • malheur noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • misère noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Gagauz

1 entries
  • yazık intj (exclamation of grief)

Galician

4 entries
  • ai intj (exclamation of grief)
  • aflición noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • infelicidade noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • mágoa noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

German

4 entries
  • weh intj (exclamation of grief)
  • Jammer noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • Kummer noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • Leid noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌹 intj (exclamation of grief)

Greek

4 entries
  • ουαί intj (exclamation of grief)
  • φευ intj (exclamation of grief)
  • θλίψη noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • συμφορά noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • אֲהָהּ intj (exclamation of grief)
  • אוֹי intj (exclamation of grief)
  • וַי intj (exclamation of grief)
  • אבוי noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Italian

4 entries
  • ahimè intj (exclamation of grief)
  • ohimè intj (exclamation of grief)
  • disgrazia noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • dolore noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Japanese

2 entries
  • ああ intj (exclamation of grief)
  • あたら intj (exclamation of grief)

Latin

4 entries
  • heu intj (exclamation of grief)
  • vae intj (exclamation of grief)
  • ēheu intj (exclamation of grief)
  • dolor noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Low German

1 entries
  • Weh noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Māori

1 entries
  • aitu noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • sorg noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Occitan

3 entries
  • dolor noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • patiment noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • patiràs noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Old English

1 entries
  • wæ intj (exclamation of grief)

Persian

1 entries
  • وای intj (exclamation of grief)

Polish

4 entries
  • biada intj (exclamation of grief)
  • cierpienie noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • niedola noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • nieszczęście noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • desgraça noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • infelicidade noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • mágoa noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Punjabi

2 entries
  • ہائے intj (exclamation of grief)
  • ਹਾਏ intj (exclamation of grief)

Romanian

4 entries
  • vai intj (exclamation of grief)
  • durere noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • mâhnire noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • nenorocire noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Russian

4 entries
  • го́ре intj (exclamation of grief)
  • го́ре noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • грусть noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • печа́ль noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • dòlas noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • sgad noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • truaighe noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Spanish

4 entries
  • ay intj (exclamation of grief)
  • ay noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • congoja noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • infortunio noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • eru intj (exclamation of grief)

Swedish

2 entries
  • sorg noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • ve noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Turkish

4 entries
  • yazık intj (exclamation of grief)
  • gam noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • kaygı noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
  • keder noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Urdu

1 entries
  • ہائے intj (exclamation of grief)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • khốn noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • וויי noun (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)

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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