woe

• Nom désignant une profonde tristesse, une souffrance ou un chagrin, souvent causé par des malheurs ou des infortunes.

A noun referring to great sorrow, distress, or misery, often resulting from affliction or misfortune.

indénombrable

1. Great sorrow or distressB2formal

   A state of deep sadness, misery, or trouble.

   Grande tristesse ou détresse

   • She poured out her tale of woe to her friend.
   • The war brought great woe to the entire region.
   • He was a man acquainted with woe and hardship.

   Synonymesafflictionanguishdesolationdistressgriefmiserysorrowtormenttribulation

   Antonymesblisscheerdelightgladnesshappinessjoy

2. Intense mournfulnessC1formal

   A feeling of deep and prolonged grief or lamentation.

   affliction profonde

   • The widow's face was etched with woe.
   • A cry of woe echoed through the empty hall.
   • The poem is filled with a sense of profound woe.

   Synonymesanguishdistressgrieflamentationmiserymourningsorrow

   Antonymesblisscheerdelightgleehappinessjoy