by Danna Martinez
“We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.” -Albert Schweitzer.
According to Statistics Times, the World Population is around 7.87 billion people. Despite the magnitude of our population, it remains an impressive fact that, on some occasions, we can feel so alone and forlorn.
The word forlorn serves to describe someone pitifully unhappy and forsaken. The origin of this word dates back to the 16th century with the German language. Initially, the term was expressed as “verlizaren.” Through time and due to phonetic changes, the word was translated into Old English as forlesen. This word is considered one of the oldest in the language and refers to “losing it completely.” Forlesen derives the word forlorn, which is currently in use. In addition, this word maintains a close relationship with its original meaning.
In this way, forlorn is now used as an adjective that describes the loneliness of an individual. According to its grammatical structure, the term forlon consists of two syllables (for-lorn), and its correct pronunciation is for·lorn. Some related terms for this word are stranded, isolated, lonesome, lonely, alone, lone, and solo. Following are some examples of the use of the word:
- Yesterday I found a tiny puppy forlorn in the middle of the street.
- I had never felt so alone and forlorn as that time in Vienna.
- Maybe feeling forlorn isn’t so bad after all; sometimes, it helps you realize that you actually are not.
- My friend told me that he has been going through a challenging time in his life. He told me that he feels forlorn after ending his relationship of five years.
- People feel forlorn, despite being surrounded by numerous people.
Palabra del Día: Desamparado
por Danna Martinez
“Estamos todos tan juntos, pero todos nos estamos muriendo de soledad.” -Albert Schweitzer.
Según Statistics Times, la población mundial oscila entre los 7.870 millones de personas. A pesar de la magnitud de nuestra población, no deja de ser un hecho impresionante que, en algunas ocasiones, podamos sentirnos tan solos y desamparados.
La palabra desamparado sirve para describir a alguien lastimosamente infeliz y abandonado. Este termino tiene su origen en la raiz latina anteparare, que se traduce al espanol como amparo. Combinados, los componentes des y amparo sirven para indicar “la falta de refugio” de algo o alguien.
De esta manera, desamparado ahora se emplea como un adjetivo que describe la soledad de un individuo. Según su estructura gramatical, el término desamparado consta de dos sílabas (de-sam-pa-ra-do). Algunos términos relacionados con esta palabra son varados, aislados, solitarios, solitarios, solos, solitarios y solitarios. Los siguientes son algunos ejemplos del uso de la palabra:
- Ayer encontré un perrito diminuto desamparado en medio de la calle.
- Nunca me había sentido tan sola y desamparada como aquella vez en Viena.
- Quizá sentirse desamparado no sea tan malo después de todo; a veces, te ayuda a darte cuenta de que en realidad no lo eres.
- Mi amigo me dijo que ha estado pasando por un momento difícil en su vida. Me dijo que se siente desamparado después de romper su relación de cinco años.
- La gente se siente desamparada, a pesar de estar rodeada de numerosas personas.
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