forlorn

[For*lorn·]

Sniff, sniff, boo hoo... use the adjective forlorn to express loneliness and feeling left out.

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Deserted abandoned; lost.

Adjective S.
pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn"

Adjective S.
marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause"

of Forlese

v. t.
Deserted; abandoned; lost.

v. t.
Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.

n.
A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.

n.
A forlorn hope; a vanguard.

Forlorn

For*lorn" , a. [OE., p.p. of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. forle'a2san (p.p. forloren); pref. for- + le'a2san (in comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw. f'94rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See For-, and Lorn, a., Lose, v. t.] 1. Deserted abandoned; lost.

Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn.

Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.

2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.

For here forlorn and lost I tread.

The condition of the besieged in the mean time was forlorn in the extreme.

She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still living.

A forlorn hope [D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or troop; verloren, p.p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band; akin to E. heap. See For-, and Heap.] (Mil.), a body of men (called in F. enfants perdus, in G. verloren posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case or enterprise. Syn. -- Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary; helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched; miserable; pitiable.

Forlorn

For*lorn", n. 1. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.

Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn.

2. A forlorn hope; a vanguard. [Obs.]

Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the enemy.

Deserted abandoned; lost.

A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.

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Usage Examples

When one by one our ties are torn, and friend from friend is snatched forlorn when man is left alone to mourn, oh! then how sweet it is to die!

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope it is impossible.