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woebegone
woe·be·gone W0198900 (wō′bĭ-gôn′, -gŏn′)adj.1. Feeling, showing, or expressing deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness: "He was woebegone at the thought of losing my mother's voice from the choir" (John Irving). 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 begān : be-, be- + gān, to go; see go1).]
woe′be·gone′ness n.woebegone (ˈwəʊbɪˌɡɒn) adj1. sorrowful or sad in appearance2. archaic afflicted with woe[C14: from a phrase such as me is wo begon woe has beset me]woe•be•gone (ˈwoʊ bɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn)
adj. 1. beset with woe. 2. showing or indicating woe; forlorn. [1300–50; Middle English wo begon orig., woe (has or had) surrounded (someone); wo woe + begon, past participle of begon, Old English begān to surround, besiege (see be-, go1)] woebegone - Begone in woebegone means "beset" or "surrounded," so the word means "beset by woe."See also related terms for surrounded.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-downworn - 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 Maurierwoefulsorrowful - 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 |
woebegoneadjective 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.woebegoneadjective1. Suffering from usually prolonged anguish:miserable, woeful, wretched.2. Full of or expressive of sorrow:doleful, dolorous, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, rueful, sad, sorrowful, woeful.Translationswoe (wəu) noun (a cause of) grief or misery. He has many woes; He told a tale of woe. 悲痛或不幸(的導因) 不幸的故事ˈwoeful adjective miserable; unhappy. a woeful expression. 悲痛的 悲哀的ˈwoefully adverb 悲痛地 悲痛地ˈwoefulness noun 悲痛 悲痛ˈwoebegone (-bigon) adjective sad-looking. a woebegone face. 愁眉苦臉的 愁眉苦脸的woebegone
Synonyms for woebegoneadj gloomySynonyms- 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
- cheerless
- hangdog
- down in the mouth
- chapfallen
Synonyms for woebegoneadj suffering from usually prolonged anguishSynonymsadj full of or expressive of sorrowSynonyms- doleful
- dolorous
- lugubrious
- mournful
- plaintive
- rueful
- sad
- sorrowful
- woeful
Synonyms for woebegoneadj worn and broken down by hard useSynonyms- creaky
- decrepit
- derelict
- flea-bitten
- run-down
Related Wordsadj affected by or full of grief or woeSynonymsRelated Words |