Phrase guide

oh dear

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

An expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Oh dear, I seem to have lost my ticket.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: vay dədə vay — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哎呀 (āiyā) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哎哟 (āiyō) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天哪 (tiān na) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Cornish: soweth — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Dutch: oei — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Esperanto: ho ve — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Finnish: voi ei — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Finnish: voi itku — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • French: aïe — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • French: ah là là — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • French: hélas — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • French: oh là là — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • German: oje — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Greek: αχού (achoú) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Greek: άχου (áchou) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Greek: αμάν (amán) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Greek: Θεέ μου (Theé mou) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Hausa: kash — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Hebrew: אֲבוֹי (avóy) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Italian: oh buon Dio! — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Italian: ohimè — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Japanese: あら (ara) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Japanese: あらまあ (aramā) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Japanese: あらやだ (ara yada) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Japanese: あらいやだ (ara iyada) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Japanese: まあ (maa) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Korean: 저런 (jeoreon) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Korean: 이런 (ireon) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Malay: alamak — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Māori: āwaiā — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Māori: taukuri — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Māori: taukiri — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Navajo: yáadilá óolyé — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Norwegian: kjære — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Norwegian: kjære vene — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Persian: !ای وای — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Polish: o rany — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Portuguese: Virgem Maria! — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Portuguese: Jesus amado! — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Russian: ах, бо́же мой (ax, bóže moj) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Russian: ах (ax) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Russian: ох (ox) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Russian: бо́же мой (bóže moj) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Scottish Gaelic: obh obh! — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Serbo-Croatian: o joj! — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Spanish: caramba — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Spanish: pobre de — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Swedish: käre gud — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Swedish: ack och ve — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Tibetan: ཀྱེ་མ (kye ma) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Tibetan: ཀྱི་ཧུད (kyi hud) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Tibetan: ཀྱེ་མ་ཧུད (kye ma hud) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Welsh: o diar — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Yiddish: אוי (oy) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
  • Yiddish: אוי וויי (oy vey) — expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval