oh no

/(ˈ)əʊ ˈnəʊ/

interjection

An exclamation or expression of alarm about a problem or error.

“Oh, no! The rug is on fire!”

Meanings

interjection

alternative oh, no

  1. An exclamation or expression of alarm about a problem or error.

    Oh, no! The rug is on fire!

    1 more example

    Oh, no! Did I leave my keys in the car?

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Afrikaans ag nee
  • ag neeexclamation of alarm
Ancient Greek οὔ
  • οὔ (oú)exclamation of alarm
Danish åh nej, åh, nej
  • åh nejexclamation of alarm
  • åh, nejexclamation of alarm
Dutch o nee
  • o neeexclamation of alarm
Esperanto ve, ho ve
  • veexclamation of alarm
  • ho veexclamation of alarm
Finnish voi ei
  • voi eiexclamation of alarm
French oh non
  • oh nonexclamation of alarm
German ach nein, oh nein
  • ach neinexclamation of alarm
  • oh neinexclamation of alarm
Hebrew אוי לא
  • אוי לא (oy lo)exclamation of alarm
Japanese おっと
  • おっと (otto)exclamation of alarm
Korean 이런
  • 이런 (ireon)exclamation of alarm
Lithuanian o ne
  • o neexclamation of alarm
Malay alamak
  • alamakexclamation of alarm
Norwegian åh, nei
  • åh, neiexclamation of alarm
Polish no, o nie
  • noexclamation of alarm
  • o nieexclamation of alarm
Portuguese bolas, oh não
  • bolasexclamation of alarm
  • oh nãoexclamation of alarm
  • ah nãoexclamation of alarm
Russian о нет
  • о нетexclamation of alarm
Scottish Gaelic obh obh
  • obh obhexclamation of alarm
Spanish uy no, ay no
  • uy noexclamation of alarm
  • ay noexclamation of alarm
  • caexclamation of alarm
Swahili jamani
  • jamaniexclamation of alarm
Swedish åh, nej, ånej
  • åh, nejexclamation of alarm
  • ånejexclamation of alarm
  • åh nejexclamation of alarm
Tagalog naku
  • nakuexclamation of alarm
Tamil அடடா
  • அடடா (aṭaṭā)exclamation of alarm
Yiddish אוי וויי
  • אוי וויי (oy vey)exclamation of alarm
Cite this entry
APA

oh no. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oh%20no

MLA

“oh no.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oh%20no. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oh no,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oh%20no.

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