Forlorn
(adjective)
- Feeling lonely and sad because one is abandoned or deserted.
- Looking or feeling sad and abandoned; pitiable.
Origin:
From the middle english word "forloren" meaning lost or abandoned.
Examples:
- The abandoned house had a forlorn appearance, with boarded-up windows and a sagging roof.
- He had a forlorn look on his face as he watched her walk away.
- The puppy had a forlorn expression as it looked up at her with big eyes.
- The forlorn children were left alone in the park.
- He felt forlorn after his best friend moved away.