Woe is a feeling of deep sorrow or grief.(noun)
An example of woe is what you feel when someone you love dies.
Woe is defined as a way to express sorrow.(interjection)
An example of woe is what you say to express sadness.
See woe in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: ME wo < OE wa, woe < IE interj. *wai- > ON væ, Goth wai, Welsh gwae, L vae
See woe in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin: Middle English wa, wo
Origin: , from Old English wā, woe!.
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