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Another word for woe

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Noun

  1. A state of physical or mental suffering

    See also:

    happy

  2. A state of prolonged anguish and privation

    See also:

    happy

  3. A cause of suffering or harm

    See also:

    help

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Another word for woe

Noun
  1. See also:

    grief

    distress

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Sentence Examples

  • He related his tale of woe while enjoying the never-ending pleasure of seeing the woman he loved in various stages of nakedness.

  • The last word is woe for Edom.

  • must arise, but woe to him through whom they arise.

  • Dean returned home dreading what new tales of woe Fred O'Connor might have discovered in his absence.

  • The startling saying, " Blessed are ye poor," followed by the woe pronounced upon the rich, might seem like a condemnation of the very principle of property; and when the Christian Church had come to be organized as a society containing rich and poor, the heart of the saying was felt to be more truly and clearly expressed in the words, " Blessed are the poor in spirit."

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