Thesaurus:woe is me

Thesaurus

woe is me

English

Interjection

Sense: An expression of lamenation

Synonyms

• ah me
• alack
• alas
• hey ho
• oh dear
• oh well
• pity
• shame    [⇒ thesaurus]
• too bad
• what a pity
• what a shame
• woe is me

Antonyms

• yay    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:sad
• Thesaurus:weep
• Thesaurus:dammit!

Further reading

• “839. lamentation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “woe is me” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.