godforsaken

adjective

god·​for·​sak·​en ˈgäd-fər-ˌsā-kən How to pronounce godforsaken (audio)
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: neglected and miserable in appearance or circumstances

Examples of godforsaken in a Sentence

Who would want to visit such a godforsaken place? grew up in the kind of godforsaken town in which everyone drank in order to forget that they were there
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The latter seems to be the major force ruling over a godforsaken corner of Ireland where, in one of the film’s gorier sequences, dozens upon dozens of sheep are illicitly slaughtered so their hind legs can be sold for cheap meat. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 First, the company claims credit for turning central Florida from a godforsaken wasteland into a thriving economic engine for the entire state. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023 Both are talented musicians, although Christina gave up her career as a concert pianist to raise her two daughters (the second one, Louise, is played by India Hair), settling down in a godforsaken corner of Switzerland to teach music at home, and clearly regretting every minute of it. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022 The plight of the hundred or more people whose homes are, at best, a tent on this godforsaken patch of South Dallas — less than a mile from bright and shiny downtown — is one of daily misery. Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for godforsaken 

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of godforsaken was in 1778

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“Godforsaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godforsaken. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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godforsaken

adjective
god·​for·​sak·​en -fər-ˌsā-kən How to pronounce godforsaken (audio)
: remote entry 1 sense 1, desolate
the most godforsaken place in the world
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