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unrequited
[uhn-ri-kwahy-tid]
adjective
not returned or reciprocated.
unrequited love.
not avenged or retaliated.
an unrequited wrong.
not repaid or satisfied.
unrequited
/ ˌʌɪˈɲɪɪ /
adjective
(of love, affection, etc) not reciprocated or returned
Word History and Origins
Origin of unrequited1
Example Sentences
A timeworn story of unrequited love, it leans on his training as a counter-tenor, before exploding into an unexpected techno breakdown.
Lloyd quizzing Mary about the precise nature of his unrequited love.
I half-expected a frame-for-frame modern retelling of the story of two unrequited lovers, set against the backdrop of Mexico’s Revolutionary War.
Some birds encapsulated different aspects of our humanity, so unrequited love with Alexa and Mikhail, or Jimmy who belongs in his own sitcom, or Cactus with her precarious journey.
Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.
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