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Forlorn
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Meaning
Adj
●
Abandoned,
deserted
,
left
behind.
●
In Emotions:
Pitifully
sad
,
wretched
,
miserable
;
lonely
, especially from
feeling
abandoned
,
deserted
, forsaken.
●
In Emotions:
Unlikely to
succeed
; hopeless.
Noun
●
In Emotions & Military:
A
forlorn
hope.
●
In Emotions:
A
member
of a
forlorn
hope.
Verb
●
past participle
of forlese.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
forlorn
English
forlorn
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Glum
Sorrowful
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Lifeless
Crestfallen
Despairing
Pensive
Disconsolate
Listless
Hopeless
Melancholy
Pitiful
Gloomy
Miserable
Dishevelled
Haggard
Wretched
Deserted
Helpless
Grim
Sad
Pathetic
Dreary
Anguished
Doleful
Downcast
Depressed
Desperate
Dour
Anxious
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Scared
Mysterious
Bleak
Vain
Mournful
Dull
Weary
Emotionless
Disheveled
Ugly
Glorious
Serene
Lost
Loveless
Pitiable
Awkward
Insecure
Soulless
Clumsy
Powerless
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Torn
Morn
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Sworn
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