woebegone
adjective
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Definition of woebegone
1 : strongly affected with woe : woeful
2a : exhibiting great woe, sorrow, or misery a woebegone expression
b : being in a sorry state woebegone tattered clothes
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Synonyms & Antonyms for woebegone
Synonyms
bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woeful, wretched
Antonyms
blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat
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After a year spent off the rails, Taggart also should breathe some life and energy into a suddenly sour and woebegone program. — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, "Which new college football hire in a major conference will win the most games in 2018?," 29 Jan. 2018 James could go to the Knicks and revive a woebegone franchise that hasn’t won a title since 1973. — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, "Where will LeBron James play next season? Exploring his free-agency options," 9 June 2018 Hicks has the right look for a woebegone young woman who doesn’t want to take up a lot of space in the world. — Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "'The Color Purple' national tour turns down the wattage — and burns a little less brightly," 30 May 2018 Kerr assigns Andre Iguodala to run the morning shootaround and McGee to handle the pregame videosession, and lets various players run tim-out huddles against woebegone Phoenix. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, "Fun times throughout Warriors’ championship season," 10 June 2018 The woebegone history of Washington’s major team sports over the past couple of decades is well known in the District of Columbia and its suburbs in Virginia and Maryland. — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, "Can Capitals break losing spell for woebegone Washington?," 23 May 2018 Clevinger's evening ended in favor of his woebegone bullpen, owners of a 5.68 ERA in 109.1 innings. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros take series opener against Indians," 18 May 2018 The first two woebegone blue bloods are Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, and Diana, Princess of Wales, the late, sainted wife of Charles. — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, "‘The Duchess’ Review: How to Survive a Royal Romance," 17 May 2018 In what has become a ritual for the woebegone Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw played catch Tuesday afternoon. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw making progress, but still far from return to majors," 15 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'woebegone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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woebegone
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of woebegone
: looking or feeling very sad
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