[woe] interj [ME wa, wo, fr. OE wa; akin to ON vei, interj., woe, L vae] (bef. 12c)--used to express grief, regret, or distress
[2]woe n (13c) 1: a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
2: ruinous trouble: calamity, affliction "economic ~s" syn see sorrow