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woebegone definition

woe·be·gone (wō′bē gôn′, -bi-)

adjective

  1. Archaic woeful
  2. of woeful appearance; looking sorrowful, mournful, or wretched

Etymology: ME wo begon < wo, woe + begon, pp. of begon, to go around < OE began < be-, be + gan, to go

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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