WOEBEGONE

woebegone, woeful

(adjective) affected by or full of grief or woe; “his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone”- George du Maurier

creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone

(adjective) worn and broken down by hard use; “a creaky shack”; “a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape”; “a flea-bitten sofa”; “a run-down neighborhood”; “a woebegone old shack”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

woebegone (comparative more woebegone, superlative most woebegone)

In a deplorable state.

Filled with or deeply affected by woe.

Synonyms

• (in a deplorable state): dilapidated, derelict, godforsaken, ramshackle, rundown, tumbledown

• (filled with woe): See Thesaurus:sad

Source: Wiktionary


Woe"-be*gone`, a. Etym: [OE. wo begon. See Woe, and Begone, p. p.]

Definition: Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful. Chaucer. So woe-begone was he with pains of love. Fairfax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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