— woebegoneness , n.
/woh"bi gawn', -gon'/ , adj.
1. beset with woe; affected by woe, esp. in appearance.
2. showing or indicating woe: He always had a woebegone look on his face.
[ 1300-50; ME wo begon orig., woe (has or had) surrounded (someone); wo WOE + begon, ptp. of begon, OE began to surround, besiege (see BE-, GO 1 ) ]
Syn. 2. suffering, troubled, forlorn, gloomy.