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woebegone

adjective
🔊/ˈwəʊbɪɡɒn/
🔊/ˈwəʊbɪɡɔːn/
 (formal)
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  1. looking very sad（神情）悲伤的，忧伤的；愁眉苦脸的 synonym miserable
    • a woebegone expression悲伤的表情
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘afflicted with grief’): from woe + begone ‘surrounded’ (past participle of obsolete bego ‘go around, beset’).