woebegone

[woh-bi-gawn, -gon] / ˈwoʊ bɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn /

ADJECTIVE

depressed, troubled

Synonyms

WEAK

black bleak blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless crestfallen dejected despondent disconsolate dismal dispirited doleful down down-in-the-mouth downcast downhearted dreary forlorn gloomy grief-stricken grim hangdog hurting in pain long-faced low lugubrious melancholy miserable mournful sad shot down sorrowful unhappy woeful wretched

Antonyms

WEAK

enthused excited happy untroubled

Example Sentences

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Barker has no interest in shining some light on Nikki when keeping his woebegone protagonist in the dark is scarier.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

This woebegone era of frugality hath come to its end.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

In two years Curt Cignetti took a woebegone college team, with nary a five-star player, to an undefeated national championship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

Like Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Gabriel is a bit of a woebegone misfit in a long coat who needs assistance from the humans he is supposed to be assisting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

I loved his howl, which I could both hear and feel: long and plaintive, woebegone and heartsore, filled with yearning for what used to be and for what would never come again.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

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