woebegone

[ woh-bi-gawn, -gon ]
/ ˈwoʊ bɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn /
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adjective

beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance.
showing or indicating woe: He always had a woebegone look on his face.

Origin of woebegone

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)

OTHER WORDS FROM woebegone

woe·be·gone·ness, noun

Words nearby woebegone

wodehouse, woden, wodge, wodzislaw slaski, woe, woebegone, woeful, woesome, wof, woffington, wog

Words related to woebegone

black, bleak, blue, cheerless, crestfallen, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, dreary, forlorn, gloomy, grief-stricken, grim, hangdog

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British Dictionary definitions for woebegone

woebegone
/ (ˈwəʊbɪˌɡɒn) /

adjective

sorrowful or sad in appearance
archaic afflicted with woe

Word Origin for woebegone

C14: from a phrase such as me is wo begon woe has beset me