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1. (adj.) woebegone
beset with woe.
2. woebegone
showing or indicating woe; forlorn.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME wo begon orig., woe (has or had) surrounded (someone); wowoe+begon, ptp. of begon, OE begān to surround, besiege (see be -, go1))
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1. (adj) creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
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"
2. (adj) woebegone, woeful
affected by or full of grief or woe
"his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
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Sense: sad-looking
a woebegone face.
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 Afrikaans: jammerlik |
 Arabic: مُكْفَهِر، كاسِف، بائِس، |
 Bulgarian: тъжен |
 Brazilian: triste |
 Czech: truchlivý |
 German: leidvoll |
 Danish: sørgmodig; bedrøvet |
 Greek: θλιμμένος |
 Spanish: desconsolado, afligido, a |
 Estonian: murest murtud |
 Farsi: درهم؛ افسرده |
 Finnish: surullinen |
 French: désolé |
 Hebrew: עָצוּב |
 Hindi: दु:खी |
 Croatian: jadan, tužan |
 Hungarian: szomorú |
 Indonesian: sedih |
 Icelandic: sorgbitinn |
 Italian: addolorato |
 Japanese: 悲嘆にくれた |
 Korean: 비탄에 잠긴 |
 Lithuanian: liūdesio prislėgtas |
 Latvian: nelaimīgs; nobēdājies |
 Malay: bersedih; sugul |
 Dutch: gekweld |
 Norwegian: bedrøvelig, jammerlig, sø |
 Polish: zbolały |
 Persian: درهم؛ افسرده |
 Pashto: غم ځپلى، خپه، غمجن، خواشي |
 Portuguese: triste |
 Romanian: mâhnit; nenorocit |
 Russian: удручённый |
 Slovak: skľúčený, ustaraný |
 Slovenian: potrt |
 Serbian: ucveljen |
 Swedish: olycklig, bedrövad |
 Thai: ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยความเศร้า |
 Turkish: elemli, kederli |
 Taiwanese: 愁眉苦臉的 |
 Ukrainian: пригнічений лихом; похмур |
 Urdu: غمگین |
 Vietnamese: trông buồn rầu |
 Chinese: 愁眉苦脸的 |
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