WOEBEGONE


Meaning of WOEBEGONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwō-bi-ˌgȯn also ]

-ˌgän adjective

Etymology: Middle English wo begon, from wo, noun + begon, past participle of begon to go about, beset, from Old English begān, from be- + gān to go — more at go

Date: 14th century

1. : strongly affected with woe : woeful

2.

a. : exhibiting great woe, sorrow, or misery

a woebegone expression

b. : being in a sorry state

woebegone tattered clothes

• woe·be·gone·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.