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’).
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