woe

🇬🇧 UK/wәu/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Great sadness, distress, or misfortune; troubles and suffering

悲哀,痛苦,苦难

adj.

Full of sorrow; woeful

悲伤的,痛苦的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
woeother
=woe

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    After her father's death, she carried a deep woe that took years to overcome.

  • 2.

    The refugee camp was filled with scenes of human suffering and collective woe.

  • 3.

    The poem expresses profound woe about the brevity of human life.

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