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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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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

The Vikings have the same 6-5 record but host the woebegone Bears Monday night.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023

The Reds were able to find something slightly savory from the carcass of the woebegone A’s, marginally improving their bullpen with the addition of Moll, a slider specialist who is tough on left-handed hitters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 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

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

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