HyperDic: woebegone

English > 2 senses of the word woebegone:
ADJECTIVEallwoebegone, creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-downworn and broken down by hard use
allwoebegone, woefulaffected by or full of grief or woe
woebegone > pronunciation
Soundswow'bihgao.n
RhymesAmon ... yawn: 34 rhymes with aon...
English > woebegone: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningWorn and broken down by hard use.
Example "a woebegone old shack"
Synonymscreaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down
Broaderwornaffected by wear
Spanishchirriante, decrépito
English > woebegone: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningaffected by or full of grief or woe.
Example"his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
Synonymwoeful
BroadersorrowfulExperiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
Spanishafligido, angustiado, desconsolado

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