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forlorn

[ fawr-lawrn ]

adjective

  1. desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.

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  2. lonely and sad; forsaken.

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  3. expressive of hopelessness; despairing:

    forlorn glances.

  4. bereft; destitute:

    forlorn of comfort.

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forlorn

/ əˈɔː /

adjective

  1. miserable, wretched, or cheerless; desolate
  2. deserted; forsaken
  3. postpositivefoll byof destitute; bereft

    forlorn of hope

  4. desperate

    the last forlorn attempt

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ڴǰˈǰԲԱ, noun
  • ڴǰˈǰԱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ڴǰ·ǰl adverb
  • ڴǰ·ǰn noun
  • ܲЭǰ·ǰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forlorn1

First recorded before 1150; Middle English foreloren “lost completely,” past participle of forlesen “to lose completely,” Old English ڴǰŧDz; cognate with Old High German firliosan ( German verlieren ), Gothic fraliusan; equivalent to for- + lorn
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forlorn1

Old English forloren lost, from ڴǰŧDz to lose; related to Old Saxon farliosan , Gothic fraliusan , Greek luein to release
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Sacramento State announced Tuesday that it hired outsized personality and hoops icon Shaquille O’Neal as general manager of its forlorn men’s basketball program.

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Kudos to them, too, for re-energizing voters while so many forlorn Democratic leaders twiddle their thumbs and nurse the hangover of defeat.

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Mending his forlorn heart has built a resilience which helped McIlroy to execute special shots shortly after tough psychological moments on his path to Masters glory.

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Many have been hanging on, forlorn and frustrated, in the hope of a positive answer from insurance companies deluged by desperate claims.

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Having cut a forlorn figure after a "bad day in the office" at Indian Wells, the 24-time major champion has looked more like his old self in Miami.

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