"oh dear" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} oh dear
  1. An expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval. Synonyms: oh, dear Translations (expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval): vay dədə vay (Azerbaijani), 哎呀 (āiyā) (Chinese Mandarin), 哎哟 (āiyō) (Chinese Mandarin), 天哪 (tiān na) (Chinese Mandarin), oei (Dutch), ho ve (Esperanto), voi ei (Finnish), voi itku (Finnish), aïe (French), ah là là (French), hélas (French), oh là là (French), oje (German), αχού (achoú) (Greek), άχου (áchou) (Greek), αμάν (amán) (Greek), Θεέ μου (Theé mou) (Greek), kash (Hausa), אֲבוֹי (avóy) (Hebrew), oh buon Dio! (Italian), ohimè (Italian), あら (ara) (Japanese), あらまあ (aramā) (Japanese), あらやだ (ara yada) (Japanese), あらいやだ (ara iyada) (Japanese), 저런 (jeoreon) (Korean), 이런 (ireon) (Korean), alamak (Malay), āwaiā (Maori), taukuri (Maori), taukiri (Maori), yáadilá óolyé (Navajo), kjære (Norwegian), kjære vene (Norwegian), !ای وای (Persian), o rany (Polish), Virgem Maria! (Portuguese), ах, бо́же мой (ax, bóže moj) (Russian), ах (ax) (Russian), ох (ox) (Russian), бо́же мой (bóže moj) (Russian), obh obh! (Scottish Gaelic), o joj! [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ཀྱེ་མ (kye ma) (Tibetan), ཀྱི་ཧུད (kyi hud) (Tibetan), ཀྱེ་མ་ཧུད (kye ma hud) (Tibetan), o diar (Welsh)

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          "text": "Oh dear, I seem to have lost my ticket.",
          "type": "example"
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          "disapproval",
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        {
          "word": "oh, dear"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "vay dədə vay"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "āiyā",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "哎呀"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "āiyō",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "哎哟"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
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          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "ho ve"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "voi ei"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "voi itku"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "aïe"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "ah là là"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "hélas"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "oh là là"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "oje"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "αχού"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "áchou",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "άχου"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "amán",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "αμάν"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Theé mou",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "Θεέ μου"
        },
        {
          "code": "ha",
          "lang": "Hausa",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "kash"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "avóy",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "אֲבוֹי"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "oh buon Dio!"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "ohimè"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ara",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "あら"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "aramā",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "あらまあ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ara yada",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "あらやだ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ara iyada",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "あらいやだ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeoreon",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "저런"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ireon",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "이런"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "alamak"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "āwaiā"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "taukuri"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "taukiri"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "yáadilá óolyé"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "kjære"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "kjære vene"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "!ای وای"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "o rany"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "Virgem Maria!"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ax, bóže moj",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "ах, бо́же мой"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ax",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "ах"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ox",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "ох"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bóže moj",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "бо́же мой"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "obh obh!"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "o joj!"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "kye ma",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "ཀྱེ་མ"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "kyi hud",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "ཀྱི་ཧུད"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "kye ma hud",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "ཀྱེ་མ་ཧུད"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
          "word": "o diar"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "word": "oh dear"
}
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        {
          "text": "Oh dear, I seem to have lost my ticket.",
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        }
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    {
      "word": "oh, dear"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "vay dədə vay"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "āiyā",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "哎呀"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "āiyō",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "哎哟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiān na",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "天哪"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "oei"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "ho ve"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "voi ei"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "voi itku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "aïe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "ah là là"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "hélas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "oh là là"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "oje"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "achoú",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "αχού"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áchou",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "άχου"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "amán",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "αμάν"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Theé mou",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "Θεέ μου"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "kash"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "avóy",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "אֲבוֹי"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "oh buon Dio!"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "ohimè"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ara",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "あら"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "aramā",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "あらまあ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ara yada",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "あらやだ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ara iyada",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "あらいやだ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeoreon",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "저런"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ireon",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "이런"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "alamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "āwaiā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "taukuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "taukiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "yáadilá óolyé"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "kjære"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "kjære vene"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "!ای وای"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "o rany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "Virgem Maria!"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ax, bóže moj",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "ах, бо́же мой"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ax",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "ах"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ox",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "ох"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bóže moj",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "бо́же мой"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "obh obh!"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "o joj!"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "kye ma",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "ཀྱེ་མ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "kyi hud",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "ཀྱི་ཧུད"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "kye ma hud",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "ཀྱེ་མ་ཧུད"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval",
      "word": "o diar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oh dear"
}

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