woebegone
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Synonyms: woe-begone, woe begone, wobegone, wobbegong, wobbegon
Antonyms: woe-begone, woe begone, wobegone, wobbegong, wobbegon
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Adjective
- Of a [[person#Noun|person]]: [[deeply]] [[affect#Verb|affected]] or [[overwhelm#Verb|overwhelmed]] by [[suffering#Noun|suffering]] or [[trouble#Noun|trouble]], and so [[fill#Verb|filled]] with {{l|en|woe#Noun|t=[[great#Adjective|great]] [[distress#Noun|distress]] or [[sadness]]}}; {{lb|en|loosely}} [[forlorn#Adjective|forlorn]], [[sad#Adjective|sad]], [[unhappy#Adjective|unhappy]].
- {{lb|en|by extension}}
Noun
- {{senseid|en|woeful person}} A [[person#Noun|person]] who is [[deeply]] [[affect#Verb|affected]] or [[overwhelm#Verb|overwhelmed]] by [[suffering#Noun|suffering]] or [[trouble#Noun|trouble]], and so [[fill#Verb|filled]] with [[woe#Noun|woe]].
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