Woe vs. Alas

Woe vs. Alas — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Woe and Alas

Woenoun

Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.

Alasnoun

A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.

Woenoun

Calamity, trouble.

Alasadverb

by bad luck;

unfortunately it rained all dayalas, I cannot stay

Woenoun

A curse; a malediction.

Woeadjective

(obsolete) Woeful; sorrowful

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Woeinterjection

(archaic) An exclamation of grief.

Woenoun

misery resulting from affliction

Woenoun

intense mournfulness

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