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Meaning of woe is me | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C1
ˌwəʊ ɪz ˈmiː

Definitions

Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery.

humorous, sometimes

Equivalents

Deutsch weh mir
Ελληνικά οίμοι
Suomi voi minua
Français pauvre de moi
Gaeilge abhó
Bahasa Indonesia celaka dua belas
Italiano ahimè
Nederlands wee mij
Português ai de mim
Русский го́ре мне

Examples

Blasted with extasie. Oh, woe is me, T'haue seene what I haue seene: see what I see.”
Woe is me, that I soiourne in Mesech: that I dwell in the tents of Kedar.”
““Ah, woe is me! Alas, for my kingdom and my kinfolk!””

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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