Definition of unrequited in US English: unrequited
adjective (of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded.
‘he's been pining with unrequited love’
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‘They also give a good insight into his troubled personal life, his unrequited loves and rocky friendships with fellow artists.’ ‘Only so many poems can be written about unrequited love.’ ‘Besides, as Neil had said earlier, unrequited love was a great source of material for songs.’ ‘Like most teenage songsmiths the songs were about imagined or unrequited love.’ ‘As with the unrequited love theme, also this was always a figment of the imagination, a displaced fantasy.’ ‘But beyond the public turmoil lies a private, backstage world of unrequited love, secret affairs and insecurity.’ ‘The real irony is that Gone With the Wind tells not a great love story as much as a great unrequited love story.’ ‘The way he obsesses about her, the way he berates her, the way he trembles when he calls her evil: this must be unrequited love.’ ‘Before then, the receiver had to pay for postage, so you had to be pretty certain that your love was not unrequited before sending a tender message.’ ‘You name it, they've got it - spots, crushes, unrequited love.’ ‘And sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne are portrayed as sad victims of thwarted passion and unrequited love.’ ‘I didn't feel very good on Friday night, mainly because of unrequited love.’ ‘Shakespearean tales of love as sacrifice, conquest or unrequited passion are beyond reason.’ ‘Call me a fool to be holding onto this unrequited love for so long.’ ‘The professor's character is the main strength of the book which is as much a selfportrait as it is a story of unrequited love.’ ‘The fact is I am in love with her, and this unrequited emotion has paralyzed me.’ ‘Where has my sense of romance, of unrequited love gone?’ ‘Why do I feel like this when I know, when reason tells me that my love is unrequited?’ ‘He wanted to get close to her, but didn't want to admit his unrequited feelings.’ ‘The film revolves around crimes of passion based on unrequited love, lust, treachery and revenge.’ Pronunciation unrequited /ˌənrəˈkwīdəd/ /ˌənrəˈkwaɪdəd/