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   forlorn

   /fəˈlɔːn/

   adjective

   • 1. pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely: "forlorn figures at bus stops" Similar unhappysadmiserablesorrowfuldejecteddespondentdisconsolatewretchedabjectmoroseregretfulbroken-heartedheartbrokendowndowncastdispiriteddownheartedheavy-heartedcrestfallendepressedmelancholybluegloomyglummournfuldespairingdolefulwoebegonewoefultearfullong-facedjoylesscheerlessout of sortspitifulpitiableheart-rendingpiteouspatheticuncared-forinformal:down in the mouthdown in the dumpsfed uprare:lachrymosedesolatedesertedabandonedforsakenforgottenneglectedOpposite happy
   • 2. (of an aim or endeavour) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled: "a forlorn attempt to escape" Similar hopelesswith no chance of successbeyond hopeuselessfutilepointlesspurposelessvainunavailingnugatoryunsuccessfulfailedarchaic:bootless

   Word Origin Old Englishforloren ‘depraved, morally abandoned’, past participle of forlēosan ‘lose’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch verliezen and German verlieren, and ultimately to for- and lose. forlorn (sense 1) dates from the 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. forlornly adverb
   • 2. forlornness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFORLORN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FORLORN definition: 1. alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for: 2. A forlorn place feels empty and sad: 3…. Learn more.

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   Forlorn definition: desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.. See examples of FORLORN used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of FORLORN is bereft, forsaken. How to use forlorn in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Forlorn.

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   Sniff, sniff, boo-hoo... use the adjective forlorn to express loneliness and feeling left out. When someone is forlorn it means that they not only feel miserable but simultaneously desolate because they also believe they are alone.

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   Definition of forlorn adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.