Unrequited
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unrequited is an adjective meaning (now chiefly of a feeling or emotion) Not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.
Meaning
(now chiefly of a feeling or emotion) Not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.
Example Sentences
His expressions of love went unrequited.
To her mind, a girl who would tell of the unrequited love of a man for herself, was unspeakably base.
Enough for me that I stand on the privilege of a free Scottish-man, and will brook no insult unreturned, and no injury unrequited.
ONE of my comrades there—another of those victims of eighteen years of unrequited toil and blighted hopes—was one of the gentlest spirits that ever bore its patient cross in a weary exile: […]
Synonyms for unrequited
Depending on context, synonyms include unreciprocated, nonreciprocal, unanswered.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonreciprocal, unanswered, unreciprocated, unreturned, unquit, unrequiting.
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