forlorn
for|lorn /fɔːrl'ɔːrn/
1 [ADJ] ADJ n, v-link ADJ, ADJ after v
If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. (LITERARY)
One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement...
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success.
Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities.
1 [ADJ] ADJ n, v-link ADJ, ADJ after v
If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. (LITERARY)
One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement...
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success.
Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities.