woe-begone (Meaning)

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woe-begone (a.)

Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.

The woe-begone traveler wandered the desert, his hope dwindling with each passing sand dune.
Her face was etched with a woe-begone expression, as if she had endured countless burdens.
The old man sat on the park bench, his woe-begone eyes staring into the distance.
The once-proud company had fallen into ruin, leaving its employees woe-begone.
The news of the tragedy filled the town with woe-begone residents.
The dog's tail hung between its legs, its woe-begone face indicating its sadness.
The children's laughter contrasted starkly with the woe-begone expression on their mother's face.
The politician's speech was met with a chorus of woe-begone sighs.
The sight of the abandoned puppy filled the room with a sense of woe-begone sorrow.
The painting depicted a woe-begone figure, lost and adrift in a stormy sea.

Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.

heartbroken, bad, depressed, melancholy,sad, miserable, sorry, unhappy, heartsick, heavyhearted

blissful, upbeat, ecstatic, blithe, mirthful, buoyant, merry, exultant, optimistic, joyful

The woe-begone traveler wandered the desert, his hope dwindling with each passing sand dune.

Her face was etched with a woe-begone expression, as if she had endured countless burdens.

The old man sat on the park bench, his woe-begone eyes staring into the distance.

The once-proud company had fallen into ruin, leaving its employees woe-begone.