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woe is me
old use or humorousDefinition
(Definition of woe is me from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Feeling sad and unhappy
Synonyms and related words:
- (down) in the dumps idiom
- a dog's life idiom
- a long face idiom
- be cut up idiom
- be down in the mouth idiom
- be in a funk idiom
- distraught adjective
- distressed adjective
- doleful adjective
- dour adjective
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- low-spirited adjective
- lugubrious adjective
- martyred adjective
- maudlin adjective
- melancholic adjective
- upset adjective (WORRIED)
- wistful adjective
- woebegone adjective
- woeful adjective (SAD)
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