woebegone
adjective /ˈwəʊbɪɡɒn/
/ˈwəʊbɪɡɔːn/
(formal)- looking very sad synonym miserable
- a woebegone expression
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘afflicted with grief’): from woe + begone ‘surrounded’ (past participle of obsolete bego ‘go around, beset’).