woebegone

• Adjetivo que describe a alguien que parece muy triste, afligido o abatido, a menudo con un aspecto lamentable o de sufrimiento.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who looks very sad, miserable, or sorrowful.

1. Worn and shabby from useC2formal

   Showing signs of heavy wear and tear, appearing dilapidated or broken down from long or hard use.

   gastado y deteriorado por el uso

   • The woebegone sofa had lost its stuffing and was covered in stains.
   • He drove a woebegone pickup truck that had seen better decades.
   • The woebegone tools in the shed were rusted and barely functional.

   Sinónimosbattereddecrepitdilapidatedrundownshabbytatteredthreadbarewornworn-out

   Antónimosimmaculatenewpristinespotless

2. Sorrowful or grief-strickenC2formal

   Affected by or full of grief, woe, or sadness; appearing miserable or distressed.

   Afligido, apenado

   • The woebegone child sat alone, crying after losing his toy.
   • Her woebegone expression told me she had received bad news.
   • He looked woebegone as he recounted the story of his loss.

   Sinónimosdejecteddisconsolatedolefulforlorngrief-strickenmiserablemournfulsadsorrowfulwretched

   Antónimosblithecheerfulcontentedhappyjoyfulmerry