FORLORNNESS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word forlornness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FORLORNNESS
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desolation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • an event that results in total destruction | ||||||||
loneliness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being alone in solitary isolation • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • a disposition toward being alone | ||||||||
abandonment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of giving something up • withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility • the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away | ||||||||
dejection | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of melancholy depression • solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels | ||||||||
despair | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state in which all hope is lost or absent • the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well verb • abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart | ||||||||
despondency | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless | ||||||||
hopelessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success | ||||||||
melancholy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a feeling of thoughtful sadness • a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed • a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy adjective satellite • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||||
sadness | nounn | |||||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • the state of being sad • the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness | ||||||||
sorrow | nounn | |||||||
noun • an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement • sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment • something that causes great unhappiness • the state of being sad verb • feel grief |