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woebegone(dictionary)

woebegone (iou)



woebegone adjective. ME.
[from WOE + begone pa. pple of BEGO, as in me is woe begone woe has beset me.]
Overwhelmed or afflicted with misfortune, distress, sorrow, or grief. arch. ME.
H. F. Cary That lofty shade, who..seems too woe-begone to drop a tear.
Exhibiting a state of distress, misery, or grief; sad, miserable, or dismal in appearance. E19.
I. Doig In that woebegone log house..my father was born. N. Bawden She glowered at me like a reproachful woebegone child.
? The rise of sense 2 in the modern period was due to an archaistic revival of the word in E19.