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Grammar : Adj
Spell : woh-bi-gawn, -gon
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwoʊ bɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn



Definition of woebegone

Origin :
  • c.1300, in me is wo bigone "woe has beset me," from woe + begon "to beset, surround."
  • adj depressed, troubled
Example sentences :
  • Withhold not Thy countenance from the tears and beseechings of the woebegone.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • "No one knows," said Esther, still in the same tragic, woebegone manner.
  • Extract from : « The Carroll Girls » by Mabel Quiller-Couch
  • "She doesn't look half as woebegone over it as you do," I said.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Mary opened the door for her, and Denys was struck by her woebegone, weary face.
  • Extract from : « The Girls of St. Olave's » by Mabel Mackintosh
  • That was snowballing a cripple, and he was really most woebegone about it.
  • Extract from : « The Making of Bobby Burnit » by George Randolph Chester
  • When he went home the frog at once asked him why he was so sad and woebegone.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Folk and Fairies » by Katharine Pyle
  • He stood before me the most woebegone, heartbroken man I ever saw.
  • Extract from : « A Confederate Girl's Diary » by Sarah Margan Dawson
  • When they saw his woebegone countenance they questioned him closely.
  • Extract from : « Edmund Dulacs Fairy-Book » by Edmund Dulac
  • Fred said nothing further; she was looking so ruefully woebegone.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Second Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Judy was snivelling and sobbing in the most woebegone manner.
  • Extract from : « Jane Allen: Center » by Edith Bancroft

Synonyms for woebegone

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