woe
US
/woʊ/
UK
/wəʊ/
Meaning
Great sadness or distress, especially when caused by a serious loss or difficult situation.
गहरा दुख या कष्ट, खासकर किसी बड़े नुकसान या मुश्किल हालात के कारण होने वाला दुख।
Examples
“The family was filled with woe after their home was destroyed in the fire.”
“To her great woe, she learned that the old library would soon close.”
“He gave a woeful account of the hardships the villagers had endured.”
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Not natural: I feel woe about my job interview.
Better: I feel worried about my job interview.
Woe is a formal noun for deep sorrow, not a natural adjective after feel.
Woe गहरे दुख के लिए इस्तेमाल होने वाला formal noun है; feel के बाद worried कहना स्वाभाविक है।
Not natural: She shared her woe's with her friends.
Better: She shared her woes with her friends.
The plural of woe is woes; an apostrophe is not needed to make a plural.
Woe का plural woes होता है; सिर्फ plural बनाने के लिए apostrophe नहीं लगाते।
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Learner tip
Woe is more formal and dramatic than sadness; it often refers to serious suffering or appears in the plural, woes.
Woe, sadness से ज़्यादा formal और गंभीर लगता है; यह अक्सर बड़े दुख के लिए या plural रूप woes में आता है।