forlorn

adj.

1. 1. Appearing sad or lonely because deserted or abandoned.
   2. Forsaken or deprived: forlorn of all hope.
2. Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition: forlorn roadside shacks.
3. Nearly hopeless; desperate. See synonyms at despondent.

[Middle English forloren, past participle of forlesen, to abandon, from Old English forlēosan.]

forlornly for·lorn'ly adv.
forlornness for·lorn'ness n.

adjective

1. Dejected due to the awareness of being alone: desolate, lonely, lonesome, lorn. See happy/unhappy.
2. Having been given up and left alone: abandoned, bereft, derelict, deserted, desolate, forsaken, lorn. See keep/release.
3. Empty of people: deserted, desolate, godforsaken, lonely, lonesome, unfrequented. See full/empty/capacity.
4. Having lost all hope: despairing, desperate, despondent, hopeless. See hope/despair.

adj

Definition: hopeless, inconsolable
Antonyms: cheerful, comforted, consolable, happy, hopeful, joyful, pleased

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment
  Synonyms: desolate, godforsaken, lorn

Meaning #2: marked by or showing hopelessness

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forladt, elendig, svagt håb

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenzaam, verlaten, hopeloos, ellendig, troosteloos

Français (French)
adj. - malheureux, désespéré, triste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verlassen, verzweifelt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απελπισμένος, έρημος, εγκαταλελειμμένος

Italiano (Italian)
trascurato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - infeliz

Русский (Russian)
жалкий, несчастный, заброшенный, одинокий, потерявший надежду

Español (Spanish)
adj. - solitario, abandonado, triste, desesperado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ensam, förtvivlad, ömklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
孤独的, 凄凉的, 悲惨的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 孤獨的, 淒涼的, 悲慘的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 버림 받은, 고독한, 쓸쓸한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 見捨てられた, わびしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهجور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נטוש, אומלל, מיואש‬

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