godforsaken
godforsaken Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Lacking any merit, charm, or comfort; dismal, bleak, desolate, and remote (especially of a place).
"Our car broke down in the middle of a godforsaken stretch of desert miles from the nearest town."
Extremely unpleasant, inconvenient, or exasperating (used as an informal intensifier).
"Why is the alarm ringing at this godforsaken hour of the morning?"
Word Nuance & Usage
Used almost exclusively in the attributive position before a noun (e.g., 'this godforsaken town', 'a godforsaken hour') as an informal intensifier expressing frustration or dismay.
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 19th century as a compound of 'God' and 'forsaken' (the past participle of Old English 'forsacan', meaning to abandon or renounce), originally describing a person or place literally abandoned by divine grace.