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forlorn definition

for·lorn (fôr lôrn′, fər-)

adjective

  1. abandoned or deserted
    1. lonely and sad; unhappy and neglected
    2. without hope; desperate
  3. bereft or deprived (of)

Etymology: ME forloren < OE, pp. of forleosan, to lose utterly: see for- & lose

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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