Lovelorn
adjective
Sad because the person you love does not love you back.
She sat in her room, lovelorn and lonely, thinking about her ex-boyfriend.
Often appears as...
- lovelorn individual
- lovelorn thoughts
adjective
Sad because the person you love does not love you back.
She sat in her room, lovelorn and lonely, thinking about her ex-boyfriend.
Often appears as...
- lovelorn individual
- lovelorn thoughts
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional intensity
Use 'lovelorn' to express deep emotional pain related to love, more than just feeling sad or upset.
His lovelorn poems touched the hearts of many who had experienced unrequited love.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Reciprocal
'Lovelorn' is specific to situations where love is not returned, not just any kind of romantic sadness.
Despite her lovelorn state, she held onto the hope that one day he would notice her.
Pro Tip 3/3Duration of feeling
The term often implies a prolonged period of suffering, not just a temporary feeling.
He spent years as a lovelorn wanderer, searching for a way to forget his first love.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional intensity
Use 'lovelorn' to express deep emotional pain related to love, more than just feeling sad or upset.
His lovelorn poems touched the hearts of many who had experienced unrequited love.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Reciprocal
'Lovelorn' is specific to situations where love is not returned, not just any kind of romantic sadness.
Despite her lovelorn state, she held onto the hope that one day he would notice her.
Pro Tip 3/3Duration of feeling
The term often implies a prolonged period of suffering, not just a temporary feeling.
He spent years as a lovelorn wanderer, searching for a way to forget his first love.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional intensity
Use 'lovelorn' to express deep emotional pain related to love, more than just feeling sad or upset.
His lovelorn poems touched the hearts of many who had experienced unrequited love.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Reciprocal
'Lovelorn' is specific to situations where love is not returned, not just any kind of romantic sadness.
Despite her lovelorn state, she held onto the hope that one day he would notice her.
Pro Tip 3/3Duration of feeling
The term often implies a prolonged period of suffering, not just a temporary feeling.
He spent years as a lovelorn wanderer, searching for a way to forget his first love.
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Video examples
The genius of Marie...
But she longed to be back in Poland. Upon her return to Warsaw, though, she found that securing an academic position as a woman remained a challenge. All was not lost. Back in Paris, the lovelorn Pierre was waiting, and the pair quickly married and became a formidable scientific team.
Video examples
The genius of Marie...
But she longed to be back in Poland. Upon her return to Warsaw, though, she found that securing an academic position as a woman remained a challenge. All was not lost. Back in Paris, the lovelorn Pierre was waiting, and the pair quickly married and became a formidable scientific team.
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Quote examples
Ben Mendelsohn
Australian Actor
One of the things that I found very confronting in my early working life was that people thought I was some sensitive doe-eyed lovelorn boy, because they'd seen me do that a couple of times. What tends to happen is you get a run of similar roles.
Quote examples
Ben Mendelsohn
Australian Actor
One of the things that I found very confronting in my early working life was that people thought I was some sensitive doe-eyed lovelorn boy, because they'd seen me do that a couple of times. What tends to happen is you get a run of similar roles.
Example 1 of 1
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