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unlovable

British  
/ ʌnˈlʌvəbəl /

adjective

  1. not attracting or deserving love

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It was why she felt fundamentally unlovable, alienated from her peers who had hit that milestone.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2023

She cries almost daily about being cut off from other children her age, about missing her elementary school promotion ceremonies, and about how the exclusion makes her feel broken and unlovable.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2023

I think I learned at a very, very young age that when I gain weight, I'm unlovable, which is a huge lie.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2022

It was a constant cycle of humiliation where it felt that there was something wrong with me, something fundamentally unlovable.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2022

Maybe I knew a thing or two about being unlovable myself.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

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