woebegone

woe·be·gone  (wb-gôn, -gn)

adj.

1. Affected with or marked by deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness. See Synonyms at sad.

2. Of an inferior or deplorable condition: a rundown, woebegone old shack.

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[Middle English wo begon, beset with woe : wo, woe; see woe + begon, past participle of begon, to beset (from Old English begn : be-, be- + gn, to go; see go¹).]

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woebe·goneness n.

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woebegone

Adjective

sad in appearance [woe + obsolete bego to surround]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	woebegone - worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	2.	woebegone - affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier woeful sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13