plural woes
1
: a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
2
: ruinous trouble : calamity, affliction
economic woes
Synonyms
Examples of woe in a Sentence
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
Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Several economic factors feed the credit woes of widowed Americans.
—USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Nobody is surprised Saint Mary’s is going through transfer portal woes.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
But tree pollen also is the primary driver of spring allergy woes (grass is typically the main culprit in the summer, and ragweed and mold in the fall), which means urban planners need to make smart planting choices.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2024
Building from scratch reduces the maintenance woes that come with older rental homes.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
If so, those forces could result in colorful auroras around the Earth’s poles—as well as create potential tech woes for satellite arrays and orbiting spacecraft, not to mention blackouts across some radio and GPS systems.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
And none of this accounts for insurance woes, the sort of dark horse in the housing market that seems to be becoming more and more of an issue, especially in California and Florida.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The loss-making company’s woes also come at a time when an unprecedented housing crisis is causing increased stress among the country’s property developers and construction firms.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Apr. 2024
Noun
In the aftermath of the divorce news, Spelling has publicly divulged the details of the pair's marital woes and eventual separation on her misSPELLING podcast.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Several economic factors feed the credit woes of widowed Americans.
—USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Nobody is surprised Saint Mary’s is going through transfer portal woes.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
But tree pollen also is the primary driver of spring allergy woes (grass is typically the main culprit in the summer, and ragweed and mold in the fall), which means urban planners need to make smart planting choices.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2024
Building from scratch reduces the maintenance woes that come with older rental homes.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
If so, those forces could result in colorful auroras around the Earth’s poles—as well as create potential tech woes for satellite arrays and orbiting spacecraft, not to mention blackouts across some radio and GPS systems.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
And none of this accounts for insurance woes, the sort of dark horse in the housing market that seems to be becoming more and more of an issue, especially in California and Florida.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The loss-making company’s woes also come at a time when an unprecedented housing crisis is causing increased stress among the country’s property developers and construction firms.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Woe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woe. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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