The meaning of Forlorn

adjective

(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.

Usage examples:

His letter plunged her into abject misery

adjective

(of a task or undertaking) ineffectual; useless.

Usage examples:

Remonstrating with him seems ever to have been a bootless task

adjective

Not successful or effective

Usage examples:

I wasted many hours on this bootless search., it is bootless to argue with someone who refuses to l…

adjective

Extremely unhappy about the failure or end of something

adjective

Sad and disappointed.

Usage examples:

He came back empty-handed and crestfallen

adjective

Sad and depressed; dispirited.

Usage examples:

He stood in the street looking dejected

verb

Make sad or dispirited; depress.

Usage examples:

Nothing dejects a trader like the interruption of his profits

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or lacking hope

Usage examples:

William felt dejected because he had sprained his ankle and had to sit out the game.

noun

Short for depanneur.

abbreviation

Departs.

Written abbreviation for depart formal or departure (used in timetables to show the time at which a bus, train, or aircraft leaves a place)

Usage examples:

Flight ba174, dep. rio de janeiro 21.45.

adjective

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Usage examples:

She grew more and more despondent

adjective

Unhappy and discouraged because you feel you are in a situation that is unlikely to improve

Usage examples:

He grew increasingly despondent when his paintings failed to sell.

adjective

Very unhappy and unable to be comforted.

Usage examples:

She left fritz looking disconsolate

adjective

Extremely sad and disappointed

Usage examples:

The players were disconsolate after losing what should have been an easy game.

adjective

Having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened.

Usage examples:

She was determined to appear unworried in front of her dispirited family

verb

Cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope.

Usage examples:

The army was dispirited by the uncomfortable winter conditions

adjective

Not feeling hopeful about a situation or problem

Usage examples:

The poor are dispirited.

adverb

Towards or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface.

Usage examples:

She looked down

preposition

From a higher to a lower point of (something).

Usage examples:

Up and down the stairs

adjective

Directed or moving towards a lower place or position.

Usage examples:

The down escalator

adjective

(of a person's eyes) looking downwards.

Usage examples:

Her modestly downcast eyes

noun

A shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation.

Usage examples:

The probable explanation is, that the return air was leaking across into the downcast shaft at vari…

adjective

Looking down, usually because of being shy or sad

adjective

Discouraged; in low spirits.

Usage examples:

Fans must not be downhearted even though we lost

adjective

Unhappy, esp. because of failure or because you are disappointed

adjective

(of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful.

Usage examples:

A failed coup attempt

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Usage examples:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

adjective

Unsuccessful

Usage examples:

Since his failed attempt in college, john has always wanted to write a novel.

adjective

Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

Usage examples:

A futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage

adjective

Achieving no result; not effective or successful

Usage examples:

The plane detoured north in a futile attempt to avoid the bad weather., a sense of futility and pow…

adjective

Suffering from overwhelming distress.

Usage examples:

He was heartbroken at the thought of leaving the house

adjective

Feeling very sad or disappointed

Usage examples:

Alexis was heartbroken when she was dropped from the team.

adjective

Feeling great sadness

Usage examples:

The townspeople were heavy-hearted after the fire that destroyed a beloved family restaurant., heav…

adjective

Feeling or causing despair.

Usage examples:

Jess looked at him in mute hopeless appeal

adjective

Without hope

Usage examples:

We tried to save the building, but it was a hopeless task (= it could not succeed).

adjective

(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.

Usage examples:

Their happiness made anne feel even more miserable

adjective

Very unhappy, or causing much unhappiness

Usage examples:

They can make your life miserable if they want to., the forecast is for miserable weather today.

adjective

Sullen and ill-tempered.

Usage examples:

She was morose and silent when she got home

adjective

Unhappy or annoyed and unwilling to speak, smile, or be pleasant to people

Usage examples:

Michael became morose and withdrawn after he lost his job.

adjective

Of no value or importance.

Usage examples:

A nugatory and pointless observation

adjective

Worth nothing or of little value

Usage examples:

A nugatory amount

adjective

Having little or no sense, use, or purpose.

Usage examples:

Speculating like this is a pointless exercise

adjective

Having no useful purpose

Usage examples:

A pointless argument, the trip seemed pointless.

adjective

Done or made with no discernible point or purpose.

Usage examples:

Purposeless vandalism

adjective

Feeling or showing regret.

Usage examples:

He sounded regretful but pointed out that he had committed himself

adjective

Feeling or expressing sadness or disappointment

Usage examples:

A regretful sigh, "we never spoke of it," anne regretfully acknowledged.

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

Usage examples:

I was sad and subdued

adjective

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

abbreviation

Seasonal affective disorder.

adjective

Feeling or showing grief.

Usage examples:

She looked at him with sorrowful eyes

adjective

Very sad

Usage examples:

With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it away.

adjective

Achieving little or nothing; ineffective.

Usage examples:

Their efforts were unavailing

adjective

When an attempt to do something is unavailing, it is unsuccessful or has no positive effect

Usage examples:

Diplomatic efforts at peace-making have so far proved unavailing.

adjective

Not happy.

Usage examples:

An unhappy marriage

adjective

Not feeling pleasure or satisfaction

Usage examples:

It was an unhappy time of her life., they were unhappy about their hotel room (= did not like it) a…

adjective

Not successful.

Usage examples:

An unsuccessful attempt to enter parliament

adjective

Not ending in success, or not achieving success

Usage examples:

After writing three unsuccessful plays, miller finally had a hit., howard’s been unsuccessfully loo…

adjective

Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

Usage examples:

A piece of useless knowledge

adjective

Of no value; worthless

Usage examples:

With dead batteries, the flashlight was useless.

adjective

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Usage examples:

Their flattery made him vain

adjective

Unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose

Usage examples:

A vain attempt to avoid responsibility, employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer,…

adjective

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

Usage examples:

I felt so wretched because i thought i might never see you again

adjective

Unhappy or extremely sad

Usage examples:

He looked so ill and wretched as he spoke that he made me feel wretched myself., workers lived in w…