woebegone
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
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- woe·be·gone·ness, noun
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How to use woebegone in a sentence
The woebegone Houston Texans, 20-point underdogs against the unbeaten Arizona Cardinals, had parlayed a safety and a few RBI singles into a 5-0 lead on the road.
This NFL season has been devoid of big upsets, and gamblers are cashing in | Matt Bonesteel | October 25, 2021 | Washington PostGraterford is a forbidding, shabby, woebegone facility built in 1929.
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn this occasion, however, it failed to produce anything more than a woebegone pucker that foreshadowed something worse.
The girl of the Red Mill heard the speech of the stranger and noted her woebegone accent.
Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. EmersonShe was so absorbed that she almost fell over the woebegone little figure on the step.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
He stood before me the most woebegone, heartbroken man I ever saw.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonAlthough invariably English, they grow pale and woebegone just as easily in London as in Paris.
Seeing Things at Night | Heywood Broun
British Dictionary definitions for woebegone
/ (ˈwəʊbɪˌɡɒn) /
sorrowful or sad in appearance
archaic afflicted with woe
Origin of woebegone
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