Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable, usually)Abandoned by a deity or God.

  2. (figuratively, not comparable, usually)Desolate, boring and depressing.

    I wanted nothing more than to get out of that godforsaken place without delay.

    gottverlassen

    бо́гом забу́тийbóhom zabútyj, забу́тий бо́гом і людьми́zabútyj bóhom i ljudʹmý

More definitions
  • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Most of the peasants living in this godforsaken village are illiterate.

    deIn diesem gottverlassenen Dorf sind die meisten Bauern Analphabeten. — Manfredo

  2. I want to get as far away from this godforsaken village as possible.

  3. The majority of the peasants living in this godforsaken village cannot read nor write.

    ruНи читать, ни писать большинство жителей этого богом забытого села не умеет. — Karok

    deDie meisten der in diesem gottverlassenen Dorfe lebenden Bauern können weder lesen noch schreiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Then, indeed, Hector knew that Minerva had deceived him, and that he stood there godforsaken, a doomed man.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
desolate, boring and depressing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
desolate, boring and depressing:

Origin

From god + forsaken.

From god + forsaken.

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Forms

more godforsaken, most godforsaken
Comparativemore godforsaken Lesson
Superlativemost godforsaken Lesson

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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