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woebegone

[woh-bi-gawn, -gon] / ˈwoʊ bɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn /


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Barker has no interest in shining some light on Nikki when keeping his woebegone protagonist in the dark is scarier.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

This woebegone era of frugality hath come to its end.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

Like Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Gabriel is a bit of a woebegone misfit in a long coat who needs assistance from the humans he is supposed to be assisting.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

Wilson was held to 95 yards passing with a touchdown and a pair of interceptions, and woebegone Denver finished with just 197 yards of total offense.

From Seattle Times Oct. 12, 2023

He stroked her forehead, and, with a woebegone expression on his face, asked if she needed anything? anything1?—he said it like that, twice.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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