| forlorn | 1. Deserted abandoned; lost. "Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn." (Spenser) "Some say that ravens foster forlorn children." (Shak) 2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate. "For here forlorn and lost I tread." (Goldsmith) "The condition of the besieged in the mean time was forlorn in the extreme." (Prescott) "She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still living." (Thomson) 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. 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. Synonym: Destitute, lost, abandoned, forsaken, solitary, helpless, friendless, hopeless, abject, wretched, miserable, pitiable. Origin: OE, p.p. Of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. Forleosan (p.p. Forloren); pref. For- + leosan (in comp) to lose; cf. D. Verliezen to lose, G. Verlieren, Sw. Forlora, Dan. Forloren, Goth. Fraliusan to lose. See For-, and Lorn, Lose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| forlorn | pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment |
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| forlorn | marked by or showing hopelessness |
| forlorn | a hopeless or desperate enterprise |
| forlorn | in a forlorn manner |
| forlorn | sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned |
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