woebegone

Meaning

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

Synonyms

woeful

distressed

sorrowful

mournful

run-down

warped

crestfallen

wry

depressed

off-color

derelict

lugubrious

flea-bitten

dolourous

miserable

afflicted

decrepit

creaky

dolorous

lousy

low-spirited

melancholy

piteous

punk

regretful

rueful

sad

☹️

shabby

shoddy

somber

sombre

sordid

sorry

subdued

tragic

tragical

trashy

unhappy

☹️

wretched

chopfallen

ropey

stinky

unconsolable

beset with some regret

cut-up

aggrieved

bleeding

🩸

blue

chapfallen

crummy

Translations

abattu

leidjammervoll

θλιμμένος

afflitto

décrépit

douloureux

désolé

vieux

🧓

endolori

αξιοθρήνητος

abbattuto

addolorato

dolorosus

jammervoll

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwəʊbɪɡɒn/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: wābegān

In summary

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