sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, regret mean distress of mind. sorrow implies a sense of loss or a sense of guilt and remorse. grief implies poignant sorrow for an immediate cause. anguish suggests torturing …

woe (woʊ) n. 1. grievous distress, affliction, or trouble. 2. an affliction: She suffered a fall, among her other woes.

The language is straightforward and colloquial; the lectures are filled with references to local beliefs, popular hadiths and the concrete woes of the rural poor, such as dowry and security.

She may have found a remedy to her financial woes. [=her problems with money] The city's traffic woes are well-known.

Definition of woe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

woe (wō), n. grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description. an affliction: She suffered a fall, among her other woes. interj. an exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation.

3 days ago · Noun woe (countable and uncountable, plural woes) Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness. Oh, woe is me! Synonyms: grief, sorrow, misery; see also …

WOE definition: profound grief or distress. See examples of woe used in a sentence.

To add to his financial woes, he had to buy other family members out of the farm.

Today, woe generally means "problem" or "worry." You may experience financial woes, if you spend too much on your credit card. And study hard for your classes or in addition to your academic woes, you …