Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Feeling, showing, or expressing deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness: synonym: sad.
- adjective Of an inferior or deplorable condition.
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- adjective In a
deplorable state. - adjective Filled with or deeply affected by
woe .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Chafed at having been described as woebegone, Diana lifted her chin.
A GIFT OF LOVE Judith McNaught 1995
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Chafed at having been described as woebegone, Diana lifted her chin.
A GIFT OF LOVE Judith McNaught 1995
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I can still call his woebegone appearance to mind.
My Life — Volume 1 Richard Wagner 1848
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Tallick's mien was .. "woebegone" is the only word for it.
First Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950
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But he can take his creativity, and some team's defense — maybe the St. Louis Rams 'unit or the Detroit Lions' woebegone collection — will be become instantly better.
NFL Replay: Staying or going, Dungy's historic place is secure 2009
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Sunday's Denver at Miami showdown was the kind of woebegone NFL contest Roger Goodell should have paid you $29.95 to watch.
Tim Tebow: Football's Bieber Jason Gay 2011
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Here was a motley crowd of woebegone wretches who had spent the night in the rain.
THE PEG 2010
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The finest tennis player these islands have produced since Fred Perry will not see himself as a woebegone nitwit – and he is far from that – but his otherworldliness is also his strength: opponents are often as bemused by him on court as those employed to chronicle his pronouncements are off it.
Andy Murray eager to overcome odds and baguettes against Rafa Nadal 2011
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And perhaps I won't have to sit through another woebegone panel on the state of science fiction.
[GUEST POST] Sarah A. Hoyt on The Death of Science Fiction: It Ain't Over Till The Fat Droid Sings 2010
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Now at the end, he is stranded on the Great White Way in the woebegone rethought revival of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.
Michael Giltz: DVD: Woody Allen Back On Top, Ready For Oscar Love Michael Giltz 2011
whichbe commented on the word woebegone
An aerosol spray for problems.
September 27, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word woebegone
ha!
September 27, 2008
bilby commented on the word woebegone
May work on some sharks. See wobbegong.
September 27, 2008
BrokenEye commented on the word woebegone
Isn't that where Garrison Keillor comes from?
April 16, 2015