How to Pronounce "forlorn"
word
fɝˈɫɔɹn
fer-LORN
fˈɔːlɔːn
faw-LAWN
Definition
Feeling sad, lonely, and hopeless, often because you are alone or have been abandoned. It can also describe something that seems without hope or unlikely to succeed.
IPA Transcription
American English
fɝˈɫɔɹn
British English
fˈɔːlɔːn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
fer-LORN
UK
faw-LAWN
Listen in Context
The puppy looked forlorn in the empty yard.
She felt forlorn after her friends left town.
A forlorn hope kept him going.
He stood by the window with a forlorn expression on his face.