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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024woe•be•gone /ˈwoʊbɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɑn/USA pronunciation adj. - expressing or showing woe;
showing sadness from distress or trouble; forlorn:a woebegone look on his face.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024woe•be•gone (wō′bi gôn′, -gon′),USA pronunciation adj. - beset with woe;
affected by woe, esp. in appearance. - showing or indicating woe:He always had a woebegone look on his face.
- 1300–50; Middle English wo begon origin, originally, woe (has or had) surrounded (someone); wo woe + begon, past participle of begon, Old English begān to surround, besiege (see be-, go1)
woe′be•gone′ness, n. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged suffering, troubled, forlorn, gloomy.
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