forlorn | Mama Cormier

…thanks to Fandango for hosting FOWC

for·lorn

Dictionary result for forlorn

/fərˈlôrn/

adjective

pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

“forlorn figures at bus stops”

synonyms:

unhappy, sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, wretched, abject, morose, regretful, broken-hearted, heartbroken, down, downcast, dispirited, downhearted, heavy-hearted, crestfallen, depressed, melancholy, blue, gloomy, glum, mournful, despairing, doleful, woebegone, woeful, tearful, long-faced, joyless, cheerless, out of sorts; More

(of an aim or endeavor) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless.

“a forlorn attempt to escape”

synonyms: hopeless, with no chance of success, beyond hope;