woe·be·gone (w  b -gôn , -g n)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. [Middle English wo begon, beset with woe : wo, woe; see woe + begon, past participle of begon, to beset (from Old English beg  n : be-, be- + gn, to go; see go1).]woe be·goneness n. |
woebegone [ˈwəʊbɪˌgɒn]
adj
1. sorrowful or sad in appearance
2. Archaic afflicted with woe
[from a phrase such as me is wo begon woe has beset me]
woebegone - Begone in woebegone means "beset" or "surrounded," so the word means "beset by woe."
See also related terms for surrounded.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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 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 |
woebegone
adjective gloomy, low, blue, troubled, sad, miserable, forlorn, mournful, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, lugubrious, long-faced, sorrowful, wretched, disconsolate, funereal, crestfallen, doleful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, hangdog, down in the mouth (informal), chapfallen She sniffed and looked quite woebegone.
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woebegone
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