forsakenness

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noun

The state or condition of being forsaken.

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Meanings

nounforsakenness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being forsaken.

    But the look of utter forsakenness on her face […] is something I’ve never forgotten.

    2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 245

Origin

From forsaken + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

forsakenness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsakenness

MLA

“forsakenness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsakenness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forsakenness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsakenness.

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