Woebegone (ˈwəʊbɪɡɒn)

Another terrific adjective. Can you guess what a woebegone person looks like?

It’s easy to break this word into two parts – woe (extreme sadness) andbegone (an old-fashioned word that means surrounded by something). So,woebegone means “surrounded by sadness.” It comes from Middle English, English that was used during the Middle Ages.

The next time your friend looks sad, you can ask them,

“Why do you look so woebegone?”