forlorn (noun) /fɚˈlɔɹn/, /fɔɹˈlɔɹn/
1
A forlorn hope.
2
A member of a forlorn hope.
forlorn (verb) /fɚˈlɔɹn/, /fɔɹˈlɔɹn/
1
(obsolete) past participle of forlese.
forlorn (adjective) /fɚˈlɔɹn/, /fɔɹˈlɔɹn/
1
Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
2
Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
3
Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.