/ Dictionary / Index W woe: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: woe Pronunciation: (wō), [key] — 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: woe (Thesaurus) wodge woebegone Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language