"oh no" meaning in English

See oh no in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /(ˈ)əʊ ˈnəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-oh no.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} oh no
  1. An exclamation or expression of alarm, concern, or resentment about a problem or error. Synonyms: oh, no Related terms: no, oh, oops, uh-oh Translations (exclamation of alarm or concern): οὔ (oú) (Ancient Greek), åh nej (Danish), åh, nej (Danish), o nee (Dutch), ve (Esperanto), ho ve (Esperanto), voi ei (Finnish), oh non (French), ach nein (German), oh nein (German), אוי לא (oy lo) (Hebrew), おっと (otto) (Japanese), 이런 (ireon) (Korean), alamak (Malay), åh, nei (Norwegian), no (Polish), o nie (Polish), bolas (Portuguese), о нет (english: o net) (Russian), obh obh (Scottish Gaelic), uy no (Spanish), ay no (Spanish), ca (Spanish), åh, nej (Swedish), ånej [neuter] (Swedish), åh nej [neuter] (Swedish), naku (Tagalog), אוי וויי (oy vey) (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ireon",
          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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        },
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
          "word": "bolas"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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          "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "oh non"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "ach nein"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "oh nein"
    },
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      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "οὔ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "oy lo",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "אוי לא"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "otto",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "おっと"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ireon",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "이런"
    },
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "alamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "åh, nei"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "no"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "o nie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "bolas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "o net",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "о нет"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "obh obh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "uy no"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "ay no"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "ca"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "åh, nej"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ånej"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "åh nej"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "naku"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "oy vey",
      "sense": "exclamation of alarm or concern",
      "word": "אוי וויי"
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