forsaken

English

Etymology

Morphologically forsake +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔɹˈseɪkən/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -eɪkən
• Hyphenation: for‧sak‧en

Adjective

forsaken (comparative more forsaken, superlative most forsaken)

1. Deserted; abandoned.

   Synonyms: dropped, orphaned; see also Thesaurus:abandoned

2. Helpless.

   Synonyms: flat on one's back, impotent, high and dry, powerless

Derived terms

• forsakenly
• forsakenness
• godforsaken

 

Translations

abandoned

• Azerbaijani: baxımsız, nəzarətsiz, tərk edilmiş, atılmış, tək-tənha qalmış
• Dutch: verlaten (nl)
• French: abandonné (fr), esseulé (fr), désolé (fr)
• German: im Stich gelassen, verlassen (de), aufgegeben (de)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls)
• Irish: fágtha, tréigthe
• Latin: relictus, dērelictus
• Maori: toreke
• Russian: поки́нутый (ru) (pokínutyj)
• Sanskrit: हीन (sa) (hīna)
• Ukrainian: поки́нутий (pokýnutyj)

Verb

forsaken

1. past participle of forsake

Anagrams

• oak ferns