Definition of Forlorn

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Forlorn

of Forlese

Deserted; abandoned; lost.

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

A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.

A forlorn hope; a vanguard.

Related Definitions:

Abandoned, Almost, Deserted, Desperate, Destitute, Forlese, Forlorn, Forsaken, Helpless, Hope, Hopeless, In, Lost, Miserable, Of, Or, Person, Pitiful, Plight, Solitary, Vanguard, Wretched

Forlorn Quotations

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

Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets.
Bernard Cornwell

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!
Anna Letitia Barbauld

Forlorn Translations

forlorn in German is verlassen, verloren
forlorn in Spanish is abandonado

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