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forlorn

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɔː^rˈlɔː^rn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɔrˈlɔrn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fôr lôrn′)

for•lorn /fɔrˈlɔrn/USA pronunciation adj.

miserable, as in condition or appearance:a forlorn little cabin in the mountains.
lonely and sad:gave her father a forlorn look.
despairing;
with no hope:a forlorn attempt to migrate.

for•lorn•ly, adv.

for•lorn (fôr lôrn′),USA pronunciation adj.

desolate or dreary;
unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
lonely and sad;
forsaken.
expressive of hopelessness;
despairing:forlorn glances.
bereft;
destitute:forlorn of comfort.

bef. 1150; Middle English foreloren (past participle of forlesen to lose completely), Old English forloren (past participle of forlēosan); cognate with Old High German firliosan (German verlieren), Gothic fraliusan. See for-, lorn

for•lorn′ly, adv.
for•lorn′ness, n.

desolate.

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forlorn /fəˈlɔːn/ adj

miserable, wretched, or cheerless; desolate
deserted; forsaken
(postpositive) followed by of: destitute; bereft: forlorn of hope
desperate: the last forlorn attempt

Etymology: Old English forloren lost, from forlēosan to lose; related to Old Saxon farliosan, Gothic fraliusan, Greek luein to releaseforˈlornness n

'forlorn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

abject - desolate - for- - forlorn hope - godforsaken - desperate - droopy - forsaken - hapless - hopeless - internal reconstruction - lorn - miserable - unforlorn - wistful - woebegone - wretched

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Synonyms: desolate, miserable, more...

Collocations: a forlorn [look, expression] on her face, a forlorn-looking face, he cut a forlorn figure, more...

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