forsakenness

English

Etymology

forsaken +‎ -ness

Noun

forsakenness (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of being forsaken.
   • 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 245:

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