The language is straightforward and colloquial; the lectures are filled with references to local beliefs, popular hadiths and the concrete woes of the rural poor, such as dowry and security.
Today, woe generally means "problem" or "worry." You may experience financial woes, if you spend too much on your credit card. And study hard for your classes or in addition to your academic woes, you may get grounded by your parents. Sometimes woe is used in a slightly ironic way.
woe (woʊ) n. 1. grievous distress, affliction, or trouble. 2. an affliction: She suffered a fall, among her other woes.
woe (wō), n. grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description. an affliction: She suffered a fall, among her other woes. interj. an exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation.
We don't want to add to your woes. He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! Don't let the little woes of life harm you / Let the joy in the life you lead / Let it charm you / Let it charm you now
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Woes definition: Plural of woe; the troubles or afflictions that cause sorrow or distress. - See meaning, pronunciation, etymology, examples, and related words.