Word of the Day – Woebegone

Woebegone (adj)

wo-bee-gon

Sad or miserable in appearance.

Middle English (in the sense ‘afflicted with grief’): from woe + begone ‘surrounded’ (past participle of obsolete bego ‘go around, beset’).

Example sentences

“The dog looks so woebegone!”

“Don’t look so woebegone, he’ll be back soon.”