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godforsaken

American  
[god-fer-sey-kuhn, god-fer-sey-] / ˈgɒd fərˌseɪ kən, ˌgɒd fərˈseɪ- /

adjective

(sometimes initial capital letter)

  1. desolate; remote; deserted.

    They live in some godforsaken place 40 miles from the nearest town.
    Synonyms:
    lonely, dreary, bleak

  2. wretched; neglected; pitiable.

    Synonyms:
    miserable, forlorn
godforsaken British  
/ ˈɡɒdfəˌseɪkən, ˌɡɒdfəˈseɪkən /

adjective

  1. (usually prenominal) desolate; dreary; forlorn

  2. wicked

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Etymology

Origin of godforsaken

First recorded in 1855–60; God + forsaken

Vocabulary lists containing godforsaken

Novel Study: Fences, Act 2

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Example Sentences

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He's going to get her "right out of this Godforsaken town" but he'll be faithful.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2022

Is it weird that a few of my favorite moments from the last Godforsaken year involve sitting in a parked car in the rain eating congee?

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2021

“We end up in these Godforsaken airport hotels,” he said of three well-traveled delegations on separate whirlwind tours.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2018

“A full moon rising on a cloudy night casts an eerie glow on a Godforsaken blacktop highway winding its way along the upper coast of Maine.”

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2016

—What do you mean, Lynch asked surlily, by prating about beauty and the imagination in this miserable Godforsaken island?

From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce, James

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