woe

woe

interjection

Definition of WOE

used to express sorrow or distress <ah, woe, with the death of the last of my siblings I am alone in this world!>

Synonyms alack, ay, wirra [Irish], woe

Related Words ouch, ow; aw, phooey, rats, sheesh, shucks; bah, boo, faugh, fie, ho hum, humph, pish, pooh, pshaw, tsk, tush, tut, yuck (also yuk)

Near Antonyms alleluia, glory, hallelujah; ha, hey, hooray (also hurrah or hurray), hot dog, wahoo [chiefly West], whee, whoopee, wow, yahoo, yippee