unrequited

[ uhn-ri-kwahy-tid ]

/ ˌʌn rɪˈkwaɪ tɪd /

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adjective

not returned or reciprocated: unrequited love.

not avenged or retaliated: an unrequited wrong.

not repaid or satisfied.

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unreturned

Nearby words

unrepeatable, unrepentant, unreported, unrepresentative, unrepresented, unrequited, unreserve, unreserved, unresisting, unresolved, unresponsive

Origin of unrequited

First recorded in 1535–45; un-¹ + requite + -ed²

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Examples from the Web for unrequited

The convent, obviously, but also the court—and even her unrequited longing for the elusive lady of her sonnets.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To see two girls kissing on screen, singing about unrequited love between two women?
t.A.T.u’s ‘All the Things She Said’ Turns 10|Tricia Romano|August 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was unrequited love … They dated for a while, but she was not for him.
L.A. Policewoman on Trial for Murdering Her Ex’s Wife|Christine Pelisek|March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“It was not just an obsession, a one-sided romance of unrequited love,” said Overland.
L.A. Policewoman on Trial for Murdering Her Ex’s Wife|Christine Pelisek|March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And of course I loved the Lancelot story because it is all about longing and unrequited love.
Only Six Books: Excerpt From Jeanette Winterson’s New Memoir|Jeanette Winterson|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
An arrow from the fatal quiver made him mad with unrequited love for the nymph Daphne.
Correggio|Estelle M. Hurll
The despair of unrequited love was thrice intensified by jealousy.
Robert Orange|John Oliver Hobbes
What did it matter if, beyond that door, there were unrequited love and petty gossip, and even tragedy?
The Breaking Point|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Laugh and look joyous, beautiful eyes, you have saved me from an unrequited love.
Frederick The Great and His Family|L. Muhlbach
Nothing he ate agreed with him and I felt sure it must be a bad case of unrequited love.
Cupid's Middleman|Edward B. Lent

British Dictionary definitions for unrequited

unrequited

/ (ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd) /

adjective

(of love, affection, etc) not reciprocated or returned

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unrequited

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unrequited

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