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Sb ˌwoe Phrase Sth Woe Bre /Wəʊ/Name /Woʊ Noun Old Fashioned Or Humorous

Front woe
Back BrE /wəʊ/NAmE /woʊ/

noun

(old-fashioned or humorous)
1 woes [plural] the troubles and problems that sb hasfinancial woes Thanks for listening to my woes.

2 [uncountable] great unhappiness miserya tale of woe

ˌwoe beˈtide sb| ˈwoe to sb (formal or humorous)  a phrase that is used to warn sb that there will be trouble for them if they do sth or do not do sth Woe betide anyone who gets in her way!

ˌwoe is ˈme!  exclamation (old use or humorous) a phrase that is used to say that you are very unhappy

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