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woebegones

woebegones is the plural of woebegone.

Meaning of woebegone

Noun

woebegone (plural woebegones)

  1. A person who is deeply affected or overwhelmed by suffering or trouble, and so filled with woe.
    • Near-synonym: (chiefly US, informal) sad sack
    Synonyms:
    sad sack

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Questions about woebegones

What is woebegones the plural of?
Woebegones is the plural of woebegone.

Words near woebegones in the dictionary

  1. woe is me
  2. woe to
  3. woebegone
  4. woebegonely
  5. woebegoneness
  6. woebegones
  7. woebetide
  8. woefare
  9. woeful
  10. woefuller
  11. woefullest

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