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woe
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- pronunciation:
- wo
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
great suffering or sorrow.
Forced to live with a cruel aunt, her childhood was filled with woe.The man's death caused much woe to his family.
- synonyms:
- anguish, dolor, misery, sorrow
- antonyms:
- joy
- similar words:
- affliction, agony, desolation, despair, distress, gloom, grief, melancholy, sadness, suffering, tribulation
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| definition 2: |
trouble or misfortune.
His money woes kept him awake at night.- synonyms:
- misfortune, trial, trouble
- antonyms:
- comfort
- similar words:
- adversity, affliction, burden, calamity, difficulty, distress, grief, ill, misery, problem, sorrow, tribulation
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| related words: |
anguish, evil, gall, mourning, pain, torment, torture, worry |
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The words woe and whoa (stop!) sound alike but have different meanings.
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