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Definitions

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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Ms. Duleba-Kasza’s Ola is a woebegone delight; one can sense the psychic miles Marcin has run up on her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Times article by Chris Dufresne about the woebegone and paranormal Angels cleverly headlined “The Hex Files.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Alternately woebegone and hopeful, his star-studded “Lovin’ of the Game,” out Friday, is an ecstatic document of what the fiddle has meant to his story — and what he hopes to mean to its history.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Kansas City instead marched methodically down field only to twice settle for field goals, leaving the woebegone Rams surprisingly within 13-3 lead at intermission.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022

Next to the glossy rats in the cage, he looked especially woebegone.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling