"why me" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=why me?}} why me?
  1. An expression of surprise, annoyance, or disgust to question why something bad has happened to the speaker. Translations (expression questioning why something bad has happened to the speaker): 為什麼是我 (Chinese Mandarin), 为什么是我 (wèishénme shì wǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), neden ben (Turkish), niye ben (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-why_me-en-phrase-LAXyJgEo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasebook

Download JSON data for why me meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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        {
          "text": "I can't believe I got teased and ridiculed for my musical tastes again. Why me?"
        }
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