Definition of woebegone in English:

woebegone

adjective ˈwəʊbɪɡɒn

Sad or miserable in appearance.
don't look so woebegone, Joanna
Example sentencesExamples
- The ghost of his splits (band and marriage) hang over Bigger than Blue, but it never slips into woebegone narratives or diatribes.
- This is the party you could have if you only did something, instead of sitting here, feeling dejected, disconsolate and woebegone…
- She remains an orphan girl, and, as such, she partakes of the tradition of the orphan girl in the movies: outcast, woebegone, beset on all sides, but plucky and triumphant in the end.
- Adding to Penguin's woebegone mental state, the guards and inmates have been continuously teasing him about his tattoo.
- But even in this woebegone state, the structure was stunning.
- By the time Sara had made her delivery - in a rainstorm - tattered Mylar hung forlornly from a warped and woebegone frame.
- The no-more-bowing decision was credited to His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, an amiable, faintly woebegone chap who is a cousin of the queen.
- The article ends with a woebegone quote from the doctor: ‘It is strange how a system can become so bad that no one, not a single person, can change it.’
- His beat is the woebegone parts of the planet most people avoid like the plague.
- It was such a familiar woebegone scene, and it served to highlight just how anomalous the sunshine was.
- Through the radio's single, partially blown speaker came a recording of a local woman in her late 40s, her voice utterly woebegone.
- In such a woebegone place, drink is a powerful aphrodisiac.
- My favourite character was Pedro, Napoleon's Hispanic friend, whose quiet manner and woebegone expression were constant throughout the film.
- Originally published in 1971, the publication has at its heart what purports to be the yearbook of the fictional C. Estes Kefauver Memorial High School in tragically woebegone Dacron, Ohio.
- Outside the main gate were a few students with woebegone faces, for they had been unable to produce their identity cards and had therefore been denied entry.
- Her woebegone eyes spoke of unbearable suffering.
- As I was reading up the case, a woebegone figure exited from a door behind me, looking like an actor at an audition who'd just been given the don't call-us-we'll-call-you treatment.
- Meanwhile, there is not so much as a sentence, or even a clause, about the woebegone state of the episcopate, and its role in hampering the Church's mission.
- She maintains her wanness behind a cello, bowing away, all woebegone.
- I was greeted by the saddest, most woebegone look he could muster.
Synonyms
sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected, disconsolate, forlorn, crestfallen, sorry for oneself, hangdog, abject, downcast, glum, gloomy, doleful, downhearted, despondent, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, woeful, lugubrious, long-faced, depressed, despairing, desolate, wretched
tearful
informal down in the mouth, down in the dumps, blue
literary dolorous
archaic chap-fallen

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'afflicted with grief'): from woe + begone 'surrounded' (past participle of obsolete bego 'go around, beset').

Definition of woebegone in US English:

woebegone

adjective

Sad or miserable in appearance.
don't look so woebegone, Joanna
Example sentencesExamples
- She maintains her wanness behind a cello, bowing away, all woebegone.
- Through the radio's single, partially blown speaker came a recording of a local woman in her late 40s, her voice utterly woebegone.
- My favourite character was Pedro, Napoleon's Hispanic friend, whose quiet manner and woebegone expression were constant throughout the film.
- The article ends with a woebegone quote from the doctor: ‘It is strange how a system can become so bad that no one, not a single person, can change it.’
- Meanwhile, there is not so much as a sentence, or even a clause, about the woebegone state of the episcopate, and its role in hampering the Church's mission.
- Outside the main gate were a few students with woebegone faces, for they had been unable to produce their identity cards and had therefore been denied entry.
- In such a woebegone place, drink is a powerful aphrodisiac.
- Originally published in 1971, the publication has at its heart what purports to be the yearbook of the fictional C. Estes Kefauver Memorial High School in tragically woebegone Dacron, Ohio.
- His beat is the woebegone parts of the planet most people avoid like the plague.
- It was such a familiar woebegone scene, and it served to highlight just how anomalous the sunshine was.
- This is the party you could have if you only did something, instead of sitting here, feeling dejected, disconsolate and woebegone…
- The no-more-bowing decision was credited to His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, an amiable, faintly woebegone chap who is a cousin of the queen.
- Adding to Penguin's woebegone mental state, the guards and inmates have been continuously teasing him about his tattoo.
- She remains an orphan girl, and, as such, she partakes of the tradition of the orphan girl in the movies: outcast, woebegone, beset on all sides, but plucky and triumphant in the end.
- I was greeted by the saddest, most woebegone look he could muster.
- By the time Sara had made her delivery - in a rainstorm - tattered Mylar hung forlornly from a warped and woebegone frame.
- Her woebegone eyes spoke of unbearable suffering.
- But even in this woebegone state, the structure was stunning.
- The ghost of his splits (band and marriage) hang over Bigger than Blue, but it never slips into woebegone narratives or diatribes.
- As I was reading up the case, a woebegone figure exited from a door behind me, looking like an actor at an audition who'd just been given the don't call-us-we'll-call-you treatment.
Synonyms
sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected, disconsolate, forlorn, crestfallen, sorry for oneself, hangdog, abject, downcast, glum, gloomy, doleful, downhearted, despondent, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, woeful, lugubrious, long-faced, depressed, despairing, desolate, wretched

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘afflicted with grief’): from woe + begone ‘surrounded’ (past participle of obsolete bego ‘go around, beset’).

单词	woebegone
释义	Definition of woebegone in English: woebegone adjective ˈwəʊbɪɡɒn Sad or miserable in appearance. don't look so woebegone, Joanna Example sentencesExamples The ghost of his splits (band and marriage) hang over Bigger than Blue, but it never slips into woebegone narratives or diatribes. This is the party you could have if you only did something, instead of sitting here, feeling dejected, disconsolate and woebegone… She remains an orphan girl, and, as such, she partakes of the tradition of the orphan girl in the movies: outcast, woebegone, beset on all sides, but plucky and triumphant in the end. Adding to Penguin's woebegone mental state, the guards and inmates have been continuously teasing him about his tattoo. But even in this woebegone state, the structure was stunning. By the time Sara had made her delivery - in a rainstorm - tattered Mylar hung forlornly from a warped and woebegone frame. The no-more-bowing decision was credited to His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, an amiable, faintly woebegone chap who is a cousin of the queen. The article ends with a woebegone quote from the doctor: ‘It is strange how a system can become so bad that no one, not a single person, can change it.’ His beat is the woebegone parts of the planet most people avoid like the plague. It was such a familiar woebegone scene, and it served to highlight just how anomalous the sunshine was. Through the radio's single, partially blown speaker came a recording of a local woman in her late 40s, her voice utterly woebegone. In such a woebegone place, drink is a powerful aphrodisiac. My favourite character was Pedro, Napoleon's Hispanic friend, whose quiet manner and woebegone expression were constant throughout the film. Originally published in 1971, the publication has at its heart what purports to be the yearbook of the fictional C. Estes Kefauver Memorial High School in tragically woebegone Dacron, Ohio. Outside the main gate were a few students with woebegone faces, for they had been unable to produce their identity cards and had therefore been denied entry. Her woebegone eyes spoke of unbearable suffering. As I was reading up the case, a woebegone figure exited from a door behind me, looking like an actor at an audition who'd just been given the don't call-us-we'll-call-you treatment. Meanwhile, there is not so much as a sentence, or even a clause, about the woebegone state of the episcopate, and its role in hampering the Church's mission. She maintains her wanness behind a cello, bowing away, all woebegone. I was greeted by the saddest, most woebegone look he could muster. Synonyms sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected, disconsolate, forlorn, crestfallen, sorry for oneself, hangdog, abject, downcast, glum, gloomy, doleful, downhearted, despondent, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, woeful, lugubrious, long-faced, depressed, despairing, desolate, wretched tearful informal down in the mouth, down in the dumps, blue literary dolorous archaic chap-fallen Origin Middle English (in the sense 'afflicted with grief'): from woe + begone 'surrounded' (past participle of obsolete bego 'go around, beset'). Definition of woebegone in US English: woebegone adjective Sad or miserable in appearance. don't look so woebegone, Joanna Example sentencesExamples She maintains her wanness behind a cello, bowing away, all woebegone. Through the radio's single, partially blown speaker came a recording of a local woman in her late 40s, her voice utterly woebegone. My favourite character was Pedro, Napoleon's Hispanic friend, whose quiet manner and woebegone expression were constant throughout the film. The article ends with a woebegone quote from the doctor: ‘It is strange how a system can become so bad that no one, not a single person, can change it.’ Meanwhile, there is not so much as a sentence, or even a clause, about the woebegone state of the episcopate, and its role in hampering the Church's mission. Outside the main gate were a few students with woebegone faces, for they had been unable to produce their identity cards and had therefore been denied entry. In such a woebegone place, drink is a powerful aphrodisiac. Originally published in 1971, the publication has at its heart what purports to be the yearbook of the fictional C. Estes Kefauver Memorial High School in tragically woebegone Dacron, Ohio. His beat is the woebegone parts of the planet most people avoid like the plague. It was such a familiar woebegone scene, and it served to highlight just how anomalous the sunshine was. This is the party you could have if you only did something, instead of sitting here, feeling dejected, disconsolate and woebegone… The no-more-bowing decision was credited to His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, an amiable, faintly woebegone chap who is a cousin of the queen. Adding to Penguin's woebegone mental state, the guards and inmates have been continuously teasing him about his tattoo. She remains an orphan girl, and, as such, she partakes of the tradition of the orphan girl in the movies: outcast, woebegone, beset on all sides, but plucky and triumphant in the end. I was greeted by the saddest, most woebegone look he could muster. By the time Sara had made her delivery - in a rainstorm - tattered Mylar hung forlornly from a warped and woebegone frame. Her woebegone eyes spoke of unbearable suffering. But even in this woebegone state, the structure was stunning. The ghost of his splits (band and marriage) hang over Bigger than Blue, but it never slips into woebegone narratives or diatribes. As I was reading up the case, a woebegone figure exited from a door behind me, looking like an actor at an audition who'd just been given the don't call-us-we'll-call-you treatment. Synonyms sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected, disconsolate, forlorn, crestfallen, sorry for oneself, hangdog, abject, downcast, glum, gloomy, doleful, downhearted, despondent, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, woeful, lugubrious, long-faced, depressed, despairing, desolate, wretched Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘afflicted with grief’): from woe + begone ‘surrounded’ (past participle of obsolete bego ‘go around, beset’).
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