woe

Meanings

• Noun

  A feeling of deep sorrow, regret, or misery.

  - "After the loss of his job, John was consumed by a woe that seemed endless."
  - "The woe of the refugees was compounded by the lack of food and shelter."

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Pronunciation

1. /woʊ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2423327"

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Synonyms

grief , misery , sorrow

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with woe
no , moe , toe

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Variants

List of all variants of woe that leads to same result
woe , woes , woe is me , woe betide , woe to , woe to/betide , tale of woe

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Etymology

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Old English 'wōw' or 'wōwe', from the Proto-Germanic 'wōwō' meaning 'to lament, mourn'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'woe' appears in the Bible over 200 times.

2. The phrase 'Woe is me' is a common expression of self-pity or despair.

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Related Concepts

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1. Grief: A deep feeling of sadness, typically a reaction to loss, particularly the death of a loved one.

2. Misery: A state of great suffering or distress.

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Culture

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In literature and art, 'woe' is often used to express deep sadness or misery. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth laments, 'My heart is in the pot's brown entrails.', meaning she is consumed by a feeling of deep woe.

How to Memorize "woe"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person with a heavy heart, weighed down by sadness and regret.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'misery' and remember that 'woe' is a synonym.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Woe is me' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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