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How to pronounce woe in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms suffering
Type of miserableness, misery, wretchedness
Type Words
Synonyms woefulness
Type of mournfulness, ruthfulness, sorrowfulness

Examples of woe

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Another investor with a similar tale of woe also insists on remaining anonymous.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Woe unto the literary pretender who does not get his facts and grammar straight.
From the time.com
And woe betide the hapless hack who accidentally attempted to tweet any of this.
From the expressandstar.com
Woe is paralytic, while blame is both divisive and often misses the real target.
From the dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com
Name a global economic woe, and chances are Charles Needham is dealing with it.
From the businessweek.com
They fell into conversation, and I suspected Luke was recounting his tale of woe.
From the telegraph.co.uk
For Bessie Smith, it was a womanly wail that somehow remained proud of its woe.
From the time.com
But, woe betide ordinary members of the public who fail to conform to the norm.
From the independent.co.uk
But this is the exact confluence of events that is causing such woe in America.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Suffering: misery resulting from affliction
  • Intense mournfulness
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  • Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity
  • (Woes) wound up, aggressive
  • A mailing envelope with a transparent panel for the address.
  • Weight of evidence (WOE) category. Based on the quality and adequacy of data on carcinogenicity, EPA places a chemical in one of the following five weight of evidence categories, as specified in 51 FR 33996: