woe

in Vietnamese Buồn khổ, đau đớn

BrE /wəʊ/ AmE /woʊ/

noun en → vi

1 SADNESS [uncountable] B2

Buồn khổ, đau đớn

extreme sadness or unhappiness, often caused by a difficult situation

  • in woe

Collocations cry in woe · weep in woe

  • She wept in woe over the loss of her job.

    Cô ấy đã khóc nức nở vì mất việc.

2 DISASTER [countable] C1

Nỗi buồn, tai họa

a very bad situation or event that causes great unhappiness and suffering

  • a woe

Collocations face a woe · bear a woe

  • The family faced many woes after the flood.

    Gia đình đã phải đối mặt với nhiều nỗi buồn sau trận lụt.