FORFEND Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

forfend

verb

fȯr-ˈfend

Definition of forfend next

as in to protect

to drive danger or attack away from a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack

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Examples of forfend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For people who spend too much time debating politics or surfing the internet -- or, heaven forfend, doing both at the same time -- engagement with the real world can present something of a ... —

Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 23 May 2024 Heaven forfend! —

Ron Charles, Washington Post, 3 July 2020 In the United States, instead of building more houses inside the old circle (or, heaven forfend, even closer together and near the places people go), people have built houses even further away. —

Adam Rogers, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021 But is Twitter outrage (or, heaven forfend, praise) a useful metric for audience engagement? —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2021 And of course the president says oh, my gosh, heaven forfend that poor Omarosa would have to go. —

Fox News, 14 Aug. 2018

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