forsaken

for·sake  (fôr-sk, fr-)

tr.v. for·sook (-sk), for·sak·en (-skn), for·sak·ing, for·sakes

1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor.

2. To leave altogether; abandon: forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage.

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[Middle English forsaken, from Old English forsacan; see sg- in Indo-European roots.]

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forsaken [fəˈseɪkən]

vb

the past participle of forsake

adj

completely deserted or helpless; abandoned

forsakenly  adv

forsakenness  n

Thesaurus

forsaken

adjective

1. abandoned, ignored, lonely, stranded, ditched, left behind, marooned, outcast, forlorn, cast off, jilted, friendless, left in the lurch She felt forsaken and gave up any attempt at order.

2. deserted, abandoned, isolated, solitary, desolate, forlorn, destitute, disowned, godforsaken a forsaken church and a derelict hotel

Translations

forsaken [fə^rˈseɪk^ən] adj [place] → abandonné(e)
see also god-forsaken