"godforsaken" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɡɒd.fə(ɹ)ˈseɪ.kɪn/ Audio: en-us-godforsaken.ogg Forms: more godforsaken [comparative], most godforsaken [superlative]
Etymology: From god + forsaken. Etymology templates: {{af|en|god|forsaken}} god + forsaken Head templates: {{en-adj|-|more}} godforsaken (not generally comparable, comparative more godforsaken, superlative most godforsaken)
  1. Abandoned by a deity or god. Tags: not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-godforsaken-en-adj-842rEHGG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 47 53
  2. (figurative, of a location) Desolate, boring and depressing. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable, usually Synonyms: miserable, terrible Translations (desolate, boring and depressing): godverlaten (Dutch), godvergeten (Dutch), jumalan hylkäämä (Finnish), jumalanhylkäämä (Finnish), paumé (French), abandonné (French), gottverlassen (German), dimenticato da dio (Italian), gudsförgäten (Swedish), бо́гом забу́тий (bóhom zabútyj) (Ukrainian), забу́тий бо́гом і людьми́ (zabútyj bóhom i ljudʹmý) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-godforsaken-en-adj-dahEHs-J Categories (other): English adjectives ending in -en, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English adjectives ending in -en: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'desolate, boring and depressing': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: god-forsaken, god forsaken, Godforsaken, God-forsaken

Alternative forms

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