Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Woe-begone · Woe·-be·gone · IPA 01 a. Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful. 1. Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful. “So woe-begone was he with pains of love.” — Fairfax.