Sorrow implies a sense of loss or a sense of guilt and remorse Grief implies poignant sorrow for an immediate cause Anguish suggests torturing grief or dread Woe is deep or inconsolable grief or misery. See examples of woe used in a sentence. Listened to his tale of woe
A cause of sorrow or misery Woe (countable and uncountable, plural woes) great sadness or distress A misfortune causing such sadness Definition of woe noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. There are 21 meanings listed in oed's entry for the word woe, four of which are labelled obsolete
Grievous distress, affliction, or trouble His woe was almost beyond description She suffered a fall, among her other woes An exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation. Woe is me — used in a humorous way to say that you are sad or upset about something Literary intense grief or misery 2
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