affected by or full of grief or woe; - George du Maurier
“his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone”
Word Forms
woefulness
noun
intense mournfulness
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
wehebegone
abgenutzt und kaputt durch harten Gebrauch
🇫🇷French
désolé
usé et cassé par une utilisation intensive
🇪🇸Spanish
desconsolado
desgastado y descompuesto por el uso intenso
🇮🇹Italian
guai
usurato e rotto dal duro uso
🇳🇱Dutch
jammer
versleten en afgebroken door intensief gebruik
🇵🇹Portuguese
desolado
desgastado e quebrado pelo uso intenso
🇷🇺Russian
горе
изношен и сломан в результате интенсивного использования
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दुःख गया
कठोर उपयोग से घिस गया और टूट गया
🇮🇳Marathi
woebgone
कठोर वापराने थकलेला आणि तुटलेला
🇮🇳Gujarati
અફસોસ
સખત ઉપયોગ દ્વારા પહેરવામાં આવે છે અને તૂટી જાય છે
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੁਖੀ
ਸਖ਼ਤ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਖਰਾਬ ਅਤੇ ਟੁੱਟਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
افسوس ہوا
سخت استعمال سے پہنا اور ٹوٹ گیا۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
悲惨的
因过度使用而磨损和损坏
🇯🇵Japanese
悲しかった
ハードな使用により磨耗して壊れた
🇰🇷Korean
비참하다
심한 사용으로 인해 마모되고 파손됨
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người khốn khổ
mòn và hỏng do sử dụng nhiều
🇹🇭Thai
เศร้าโศก
ชำรุดทรุดโทรมจากการใช้งานหนัก
🇮🇩Indonesian
sedih
usang dan rusak karena penggunaan yang keras
🇵🇭Filipino
aba
pagod at nasira sa pamamagitan ng mahirap na paggamit
🇲🇾Malay
celaka
haus dan rosak oleh penggunaan keras
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ويلبغون
البالية والكسر بسبب الاستخدام الشاق
🇮🇷Persian
غمگین شده
در اثر استفاده سخت فرسوده و شکسته شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
yazıklar olsun
yoğun kullanım nedeniyle yıpranmış ve kırılmış
🇮🇱Hebrew
חבל
שחוק ומתקלקל בשימוש קשה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'woebegone'?
The primary meaning of 'woebegone' is 'worn and broken down by hard use'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'woebegone' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'woebegone' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'woebegone' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'woebegone' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'woebegone' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'woebegone' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'woebegone' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'woebegone' in regular conversations?
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