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woebegone

adjective
 
 
/ˈwəʊ.bɪ.ɡɒn/ US  /ˈwoʊ.bɪ.ɡɑːn/ literary

Definition

looking very sad: When he wants to go for a walk, the dog sits by the door with a woebegone expression. There's no need to look so woebegone - we can get it fixed.Feeling sad and unhappy
(Definition of woebegone adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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