🇬🇧🇪🇸 godforsaken - dejado de la mano de dios : English Lesson

Meaning of "godforsaken" ("dejado de la mano de dios"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Godforsaken" describes a place that feels abandoned, desolate, or extremely unpleasant. It often refers to locations that are far away from anything interesting or comfortable, making them seem lonely or neglected.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Grandpa took us on a road trip, and we ended up in some godforsaken town where even the tumbleweeds looked bored.

Our family vacation was to a godforsaken cabin with no WiFi, no TV, and worst of all… no pizza delivery!

I dropped my favorite candy into the most godforsaken place ever—under the fridge.

The dog looked at the empty park as if it were a godforsaken wasteland.

The town was so godforsaken, even the ghosts seemed to have packed up and left.

She walked down a godforsaken lane. The godforsaken shops had boarded windows, a godforsaken clock stuck at noon. A godforsaken house stood with one broken chair in its dark room. Rain tapped the godforsaken roof. She put her hand on the door, breathed, and turned away, smiling at the now warm streetlight.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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