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"Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery."
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"(sometimes humorous) Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery."
],
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "sad"
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "weep"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "dammit!"
}
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"word": "ah me"
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "alack"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "alas"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "hey ho"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "oh dear"
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "oh well"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "what a pity"
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "what a shame"
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "woe is me"
}
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"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "āizāi",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "哀哉"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "ve al mi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "voi minua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "pauvre de moi"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "interjection",
"word": "weh mir"
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"roman": "oímoi",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "οίμοι"
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"roman": "oímoi",
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"word": "οἴμοι"
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{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "oy li",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "אוֹי לִי"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "jaj nekem"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "abhó"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "ahimè"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "guay de mí"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "mē miserum"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "voirrey s'treih"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "koae"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "stakkars meg"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "vây-e man",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "وای من"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "biada mi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "ai de mim"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "vai de mine"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "vai mie"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "góre mne",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "го́ре мне"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "mo thruaighe"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "a thruaighe"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "¡ay de mí!"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "¡pobre de mí!"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "stackars mig!"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "a brokh iz mir",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "אַ בראָך איז מיר"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "a klog iz mir",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "אַ קלאָג איז מיר"
},
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"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "vey iz mir",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "וויי איז מיר"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "vey iz tsu mir",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "וויי איז צו מיר"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "vind iz mir",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "ווינד איז מיר"
}
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}
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"ipa": "/ˌwəʊ ɪz ˈmiː/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌwoʊ ɪz ˈmi/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "woe is me"
}
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"word": "yay"
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "weep"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "dammit!"
}
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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"Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery."
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"(sometimes humorous) Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery."
],
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},
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"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "ah me"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "alack"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "alas"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "hey ho"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "oh dear"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "oh well"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "pity"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "shame"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "too bad"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "what a pity"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "what a shame"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:woe is me",
"word": "woe is me"
}
],
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "āizāi",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "哀哉"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "ve al mi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "voi minua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "pauvre de moi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "weh mir"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "oímoi",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "οίμοι"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "oímoi",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "οἴμοι"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "oy li",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "אוֹי לִי"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "jaj nekem"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "abhó"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "ahimè"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "guay de mí"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "mē miserum"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "voirrey s'treih"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "koae"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "stakkars meg"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "vây-e man",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "وای من"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "biada mi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "ai de mim"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "vai de mine"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "vai mie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "góre mne",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "го́ре мне"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "mo thruaighe"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "a thruaighe"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "¡ay de mí!"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "¡pobre de mí!"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "stackars mig!"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "a brokh iz mir",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "אַ בראָך איז מיר"
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{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "a klog iz mir",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "אַ קלאָג איז מיר"
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{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "vey iz mir",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "וויי איז מיר"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "vey iz tsu mir",
"sense": "interjection",
"word": "וויי איז צו מיר"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "vind iz mir",
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"word": "ווינד איז מיר"
}
],
"word": "woe is me"
}
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