Associations to the word «Woe»

Wiktionary

WOE, noun. Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.
WOE, noun. A curse; a malediction.
WOE, adjective. (obsolete) woeful; sorrowful
WOE BETIDE, verb. (idiomatic) (archaic) bad things will happen to
WOE IS ME, interjection. Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery; often used humorously.

Dictionary definition

WOE, noun. Misery resulting from affliction.
WOE, noun. Intense mournfulness.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley