Definition of WOEBEGONE

woebegone

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • worn and broken down by hard use
    • "a woebegone old shack"
  • affected by or full of grief or woe; - George du Maurier
    • "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"

Adj

  • In a deplorable state.
  • Filled with or deeply affected by woe.

Origin / Etymology

From Old English wābegān (“beset by woe”), from wā (“woe”) + begān (“to beset, to surround”). Equivalent to woe + begone (past participle of bego).

Scrabble Score: 15

woebegone is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
woebegone is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
woebegone is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

woebegone is a valid Words With Friends word