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woe is I

woe is I is the alternative form of woe is me.

Meaning of woe is me

Interjection

  1. (humorous, sometimes) Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery; humorous use usually also signals self-awareness regarding excessive self-pity.
    • Blasted with extasie. Oh, woe is me,
      T'haue seene what I haue seene: see what I see.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about woe is I

What is woe is I the alternative form of?
Woe is I is the alternative form of woe is me.

Words near woe is I in the dictionary

  1. Wodzinskis
  2. Wodzynski
  3. Wodzynskis
  4. woe
  5. woe betide
  6. woe is I
  7. woe is me
  8. woe to
  9. woebegone
  10. woebegonely
  11. woebegoneness

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