woebegone
1
9.6
- adjective
- /ˈwoʊbɪˌɡɔn/
- Literature
- She wore a woebegone expression when she realized she had lost her favorite toy.
Examples
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Perhaps as a conscious corrective to the suggestion that Kahlua was a consolation prize for losers, EJL used effigies of less woebegone aspect in their next campaign, which features West Mexican twosomes rather than single figures.
Academic text (2000) -
Before my eyes, such gentleness descended upon the woebegone landscape to soften the ridges of things, the angles of gestures, the thorny crown of the stones.
Academic text (1996) -
You could feel the intensity as Tony tries to help the woebegone Americans.
Blog text (3) -
The tourists from Billings, Montana looked woebegone.
Fiction book (2001) -
She read The Bride of Lindorf and suddenly it's all woebegone maidens and dramatic deaths.
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In the foreground stands the forlorn, woebegone temple, neglected, unusable.
Fiction book (2002) -
There I was, contemplating my woebegone past and my uncertain future, thinking maybe this would be the day I really would give it one more try, when I glanced down from my perch on the deck of Sally Solana's bayview manor and had an entirely different thought: why the heck is that John Doe near the water's edge choosing to be dead on such a day?
Fiction book (2001) -
The construction of this road would serve to bring blessed relief to the woebegone citizens of Piaseczno, for whom the slo-mo grind along Puławska is a twice-daily ordeal.
Blog text (29) -
After the storm, the children looked woebegone as they surveyed the damage in their neighborhood.
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The old, woebegone dog sat by the door, waiting for its owner to return.
Synonyms
32
5.9
Feeling or showing deep sadness
22
4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
15
3.6
Having a sad look on the face
11
4.4
Feeling sad and quiet without much energy
10
4.5
Feeling very sad and not hopeful
8
4.9
A face that looks tired, pale, and worried
5
7.0
Having a mouth turned down and looking unhappy
3
7.4
Pale in the face and looking sick or unhappy
3
6.0
Feeling very sad and showing deep sorrow, like after bad news
3
9.5
Very sad in a way that seems too much and not natural
1
7.7
Having a tired, worried face after a long time of worry or too much work
1
7.4
A person or animal with a face that looks sad and tired
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Woebegone is made from woe ('deep sadness') and the old phrase be-gone ('be gone' or 'affected by'), giving the image of someone taken by sorrow. So a woebegone person looks very sad and worn out.