{ "woe":{ "antonyms":[ "affliction", "agony", "anguish", "distress", "excruciation", "hurt", "misery", "pain", "rack", "strait(s)", "torment", "torture", "travail", "tribulation" ], "definitions":{ ": a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief":[], ": ruinous trouble : calamity , affliction":[ "economic woes" ] }, "examples":[ "Interjection", "ah, woe , with the death of the last of my siblings I am alone in this world!", "Noun", "The city's traffic woes are well-known.", "a tale of misery and woe", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Like Manolete\u2019s face, something about this arrangement seems to project gloominess, loneliness or woe . \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022", "What begins as an admirable, if naive, act of atonement gradually spirals, in quietly terrifying and mordantly funny fashion, into a waking nightmare as a lifetime of class resentment and economic woe comes writhing to the surface. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022", "The return of the summer box office is here after two years of woe due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022", "Their tales of woe are being shared online, weeks after millions of residents were first confined to their homes without adequate access to food, medicine and other necessities. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022", "Other businesses shared similar tales of woe , like Trade Street Jam Co., which saw a 38 percent drop in reach on the platform. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022", "Garage doors, a straightforward finishing touch, have become a source of woe for the home-building industry, thanks to supply-chain issues. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022", "In his play, the celebrated 19th-century theatrical ne\u2019er-do-well, who died in New York in 1890 after spending his career shuttling back and forth across the Atlantic, told a succulent tale of melodramatic woe . \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022", "Earlier this summer, discussion about the eventual end of cookies started to shift from woe to celebration of an opportunity. \u2014 Gil Becker, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English wa, wo , from Old English w\u0101 ; akin to Old Norse vei , interjection, woe, Latin vae":"Interjection" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for woe Noun sorrow , grief , anguish , woe , regret mean distress of mind. sorrow implies a sense of loss or a sense of guilt and remorse. a family united in sorrow upon the patriarch's death grief implies poignant sorrow for an immediate cause. the inexpressible grief of the bereaved parents anguish suggests torturing grief or dread. the anguish felt by the parents of the kidnapped child woe is deep or inconsolable grief or misery. cries of woe echoed throughout the bombed city regret implies pain caused by deep disappointment, fruitless longing, or unavailing remorse. nagging regret for missed opportunities", "synonyms":[ "alack", "alas", "ay", "wirra" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192359", "type":[ "interjection", "noun" ] }, "woebegone":{ "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ], "definitions":{ ": being in a sorry state":[ "woebegone tattered clothes" ], ": exhibiting great woe, sorrow, or misery":[ "a woebegone expression" ], ": strongly affected with woe : woeful":[] }, "examples":[ "His face had a woebegone expression.", "the most woebegone people that I had ever seen in my life", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Minnesota Vikings earned their second victory of the season when placekicker Greg Joseph banged home a 54-yard field goal on the final play of the game Sunday to give Mike Zimmer\u2019s crew a 19-17 victory over the woebegone Detroit Lions. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021", "The girl\u2019s father, a woebegone tea merchant named Jake (Colin Farrell), sets off on a repair-shop odyssey to try to bring the bot back to life, while his relationship with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) threatens to come apart. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022", "The Aggies\u2019 current win streak includes at home game against woebegone Georgia on Feb. 22, at Mississippi last Saturday and Wednesday at Alabama. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022", "More than the once-formidable-now- woebegone New York Giants, which the 49ers also faced eight times in playoffs. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Jan. 2022", "However, Samuel has 115 yards on 13 carries and has scored two touchdowns to help his recently woebegone team outscore their opponents, 61-20, in the past two games. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Nov. 2021", "Heck, even the woebegone Falcons \u2014 who haven't had a winning NFL season since 2017 \u2014 are at .500 and hopeful of joining the party. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 28 Oct. 2021", "Emmett and the stowaways\u2014a fast-talking rogue known as Duchess and his woebegone companion, Woolly\u2014are all 18, the age at which, Towles notes, having received advice from all quarters, a young person begins making decisions about his own life. \u2014 Time , 29 Sep. 2021", "The Biden Administration\u2019s decision to allow Europeans once again to fly to the United States \u2013 beginning sometime in November \u2013 was cheered by leaders throughout the woebegone U.S. travel and tourism industry on Monday. \u2014 Dan Reed, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English wo begon , from wo , noun + begon , past participle of begon to go about, beset, from Old English beg\u0101n , from be- + g\u0101n to go \u2014 more at go entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "also -\u02ccg\u00e4n", "\u02c8w\u014d-bi-\u02ccg\u022fn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woeful", "wretched" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010526", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "woeful":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": full of woe : grievous":[ "woeful prophecies" ], ": involving or bringing woe":[], ": lamentably bad or serious : deplorable":[ "woeful ignorance" ] }, "examples":[ "The puppy had woeful eyes.", "The student's grades were woeful .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Yurtseven played a total of 18 minutes during the 2021-22 regular season alongside Adebayo, the Heat with a minus-30.9 next rating in those three common stints, particularly woeful on the defensive end. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022", "This was a fluke, and Mike Brown\u2019s team will go back to woeful . \u2014 The Enquirer , 17 Feb. 2022", "The primary issues are a woeful lack of space, inadequate funding for improvements and routine turnover of the unit's top leaders, the report found. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022", "More significant than the woeful results, which could be explained by the circumstances, are the earnings projections for the film that preceded the COVID flare-up. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022", "February included being embarrassed on its home court by Duke and Pittsburgh and requiring overtime to beat a woeful Syracuse. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022", "The Toreros were woeful behind the arc, shooting just 3 of 20. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022", "A thousand years later, Greeks still spoke nostalgically about that glorious era and lamented how woeful their current competitors were. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022", "Last year, the Washington Football Team opened 1-3 before wobbling to a 7-9 finish, one that was still good enough to win a woeful NFC East. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u014d-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "doleful", "dolesome", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073800", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "woefully":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": full of woe : grievous":[ "woeful prophecies" ], ": involving or bringing woe":[], ": lamentably bad or serious : deplorable":[ "woeful ignorance" ] }, "examples":[ "The puppy had woeful eyes.", "The student's grades were woeful .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Yurtseven played a total of 18 minutes during the 2021-22 regular season alongside Adebayo, the Heat with a minus-30.9 next rating in those three common stints, particularly woeful on the defensive end. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022", "This was a fluke, and Mike Brown\u2019s team will go back to woeful . \u2014 The Enquirer , 17 Feb. 2022", "The primary issues are a woeful lack of space, inadequate funding for improvements and routine turnover of the unit's top leaders, the report found. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022", "More significant than the woeful results, which could be explained by the circumstances, are the earnings projections for the film that preceded the COVID flare-up. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022", "February included being embarrassed on its home court by Duke and Pittsburgh and requiring overtime to beat a woeful Syracuse. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022", "The Toreros were woeful behind the arc, shooting just 3 of 20. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022", "A thousand years later, Greeks still spoke nostalgically about that glorious era and lamented how woeful their current competitors were. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022", "Last year, the Washington Football Team opened 1-3 before wobbling to a 7-9 finish, one that was still good enough to win a woeful NFC East. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8w\u014d-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "doleful", "dolesome", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191248", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] } }