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forlorn
pitifully sad, lonely, or abandoned
Synonyms
- desolate
- dejected
- forsaken
Antonyms
- cheerful
- hopeful
- comforted
forlorn in a sentence
A forlorn dog waited beside the empty farmhouse.
The abandoned station appeared forlorn beneath the winter sky.
Where it comes from
From Old English forloren, meaning 'lost or abandoned.'
Memory hook
FORLORN contains LORN, an old word for lost: someone forlorn feels lost and alone.
Read it in context
- The Refusal at Ashdown Narrative