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lovelorn

[luhv-lawrn]

adjective

  1. being without love; forsaken by one's lover.



lovelorn

/ ˈʌˌɔː /

adjective

  1. miserable because of unrequited love or unhappiness in 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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Other Word Forms

  • ˈDZˌǰԲԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lovelorn1

First recorded in 1625–35; love + lorn
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Wilson was ramping up to the sonic inventions of “Pet Sounds,” but this era-transitional single captured the old lovelorn magic and dreaminess in an increasingly robust arrangement.

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Along with de Lesseps, the other three Housewives starring in “Bravo’s Love Hotel” — the network’s new dating show where famously lovelorn Bravolebrities seek long-term partners — share similar romantic trajectories.

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Pity it feels a sense of obligation to have Chris shoot more than lovelorn blanks.

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The casting reflects the distinct identities and histories of the members, each offering something different to lovelorn girls and copycat boys so intoxicated by Beatlemania.

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Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?

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