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unrequited

[uhn-ri-kwahy-tid] / ˌʌn rɪˈkwaɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
unanswered
Synonyms


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This is something far more daffy and useless: The brouhaha over unrequited affections between Seattle Mariners at the World Baseball Classic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

If you feel feelings and it’s unrequited, it feels like an attack on you or makes you feel unwanted.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

The 24-year-old, who is a counter-tenor at the Vienna State Opera, took the title with the song Wasted Love, an tempestuous electro-ballad about unrequited love.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

Lloyd quizzing Mary about the precise nature of his unrequited love.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

For a long time we went everywhere together, but aside from that, my love was unrequited until Peter crossed my path.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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