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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | , past participle of forleosan 'to lose' |
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for‧lorn
1 seeming lonely and unhappy : 
Ana sat with a bowed head and spoke in a forlorn voice.
Ana sat with a bowed head and spoke in a forlorn voice.2 a place that is forlorn seems empty and sad, and is often in bad condition : The house looked old and forlorn.
The house looked old and forlorn.3 [only before noun] a forlorn hope, attempt, or struggle etc is not going to be successful :
—forlornly adverb
