forlorn
[adjective]
Synonyms: miserable, disconsolate, down in the dumps (informal), helpless, hopeless, pathetic, pitiful, unhappy, woebegone, wretched

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Contrasted words: hopeful, optimistic, roseate, rose-colored
Related Words: abandoned, deserted, desolate, forgotten, forsaken, miserable, wretched, friendless, homeless, defenseless, helpless, depressed, oppressed, weighed down, alone, solitary, cynical, pessimistic, fruitless, futile, vain

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

for‧lorn /fəˈlɔːn $ fərˈlɔːrn/ adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: past participle of forleosan 'to lose']

1. seeming lonely and unhappy:
a forlorn figure sitting all by herself
Ana sat with a bowed head and spoke in a forlorn voice.

2. a place that is forlorn seems empty and sad, and is often in bad condition:
The house looked old and forlorn.

3. [only before noun] a forlorn hope, attempt, or struggle etc is not going to be successful:
the forlorn hope of finding a peace formula
—forlornly adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

forlorn
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound, stand The house stood forlorn and empty.
become
ADV. very | quite, utterly She didn't belong, and felt utterly forlorn.
almost | rather, somewhat

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