noun
- the state or quality of being woebegone; extreme sadness or distress in appearance or manner
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The woebegoneness in her eyes told the whole story of her recent losses.
- His woebegoneness was evident to everyone who saw him that day.
- The painting captured a sense of woebegoneness that moved viewers to tears.
- She tried to hide her woebegoneness behind a forced smile.
- The character’s woebegoneness made him sympathetic to the audience.
- Years of hardship had given his face a permanent look of woebegoneness.