woe
noun
1 woe
Misery resulting from affliction.
synonym: suffering.
Roget 828:
mental suffering,
pain,
dolor;
suffering,
sufferance;
ache,
smart
etc.
(physical pain)
378;
passion.
displeasure,
dissatisfaction,
discomfort,
discomposure,
disquiet;
malaise;
inquietude,
uneasiness,
vexation of spirit;
taking;
discontent
etc.
832.
dejection
etc.
837;
weariness
etc.
841;
anhedonia†.
annoyance,
irritation,
worry,
infliction,
visitation;
plague,
bore;
bother,
botheration;
stew,
vexation,
mortification,
chagrin,
esclandre [Fr.];
mauvais quart d'heur [Fr.].
care,
anxiety,
solicitude,
trouble,
trial,
ordeal,
fiery ordeal,
shock,
blow,
cark†,
dole,
fret,
burden,
load.
concern,
grief,
sorrow,
distress,
affliction,
woe,
bitterness,
heartache;
carking cares;
heavy heart,
aching heart,
bleeding heart,
broken heart;
heavy affliction,
gnawing grief.
unhappiness,
infelicity,
misery,
tribulation,
wretchedness,
desolation;
despair
etc.
859;
extremity,
prostration,
depth of misery.
nightmare,
ephialtes†,
incubus.
pang,
anguish,
agony;
torture,
torment;
purgatory
etc.
(hell)
982.
hell upon earth;
iron age,
reign of terror;
slough of despond
etc.
(adversity)
735;
peck of troubles;
ills that flesh is heir to"
etc.
(evil)
619
[Hamlet];
miseries of human life;
unkindest cut of all"
[Julius Caesar].
sufferer,
victim,
prey,
martyr,
object of compassion,
wretch,
shorn lamb.
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Dutch: lijden
2 woe
Moby thesaurus: abomination, aching heart, affliction, agony, agony of mind, anguish, atrocity, bad, bale, bane, befoulment, bemoaning, bewailing, bitter cup, bitter draft, bitter draught, bitter pill, bitterness, bleeding heart, blight, broken heart, bugbear, burden, burden of care, calamity, cankerworm of care, care, carking care, cataclysm, catastrophe, corruption, cross, crown of thorns, crushing, crushing burden, crying evil, curse, damage, death, defilement, depression, depth of misery, desolation, despair, despoliation, destruction, detriment, disease, distress, dole, encumbrance, evil, extremity, gall, gall and wormwood, grief, grievance, harm, havoc, heartache, heartbreak, heartfelt grief, heartgrief, heavy heart, hurt, ill, infection, infelicity, infliction, injury, lamentation, languishment, load, melancholia, melancholy, misadventure, mischief, misery, nemesis, open wound, oppression, outrage, pack of troubles, peck of troubles, pest, pestilence, pining, plague, poison, pollution, prostration, regret, rue, running sore, sadness, scourge, sea of troubles, sorrow, sorrowing, suicidal despair, the worst, thorn, torment, toxin, tragedy, trouble, unhappiness, venom, vexation, visitation, waters of bitterness, weight, wretchedness, wrong ... show more.
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