Lovelorn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌvlɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌvlɔːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌvlɔːn/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈʌvlɔːɹn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bereft unbeloved

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verliebt

unglücklich in der Liebe; unter unerwiderter Liebe leiden

🇫🇷French

amoureux

malheureux en amour; souffrant d'un amour non partagé

🇪🇸Spanish

enfermo de amor

infeliz en el amor; sufriendo por un amor no correspondido

🇮🇹Italian

infelice

infelice in amore; soffre di un amore non corrisposto

🇳🇱Dutch

verliefd

ongelukkig in de liefde; lijden aan onbeantwoorde liefde

🇵🇹Portuguese

apaixonado

infeliz no amor; sofrendo por um amor não correspondido

🇷🇺Russian

страдающий от любви

несчастен в любви; страдать от безответной любви

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रकार है

प्यार में नाखुश; एकतरफा प्यार से पीड़ित

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রেমিক

প্রেমে অসুখী; অপরিশোধিত ভালবাসায় ভুগছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

காதலி

காதலில் மகிழ்ச்சியற்றவர்; கிடைக்காத காதலால் அவதிப்படுகிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేమికుడు

ప్రేమలో సంతోషంగా లేదు; అనాలోచిత ప్రేమతో బాధపడుతున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रियकर

प्रेमात नाखूष; अपरिचित प्रेमाने ग्रस्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેમી

પ્રેમમાં નાખુશ; અપૂરતા પ્રેમથી પીડાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೇಮಿ

ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅತೃಪ್ತಿ; ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಿಸದ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാമുകൻ

പ്രണയത്തിൽ അസന്തുഷ്ടൻ; ലഭിക്കാത്ത സ്നേഹത്താൽ കഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

پیار کرنے والا

محبت میں ناخوش؛ بے حساب محبت میں مبتلا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失恋的

爱情不幸福；遭受单相思的痛苦

🇯🇵Japanese

失恋

恋に不幸。報われない愛に苦しんでいる

🇰🇷Korean

사랑에 빠진

사랑에 불행하다; 짝사랑으로 고통받고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thất tình

không hạnh phúc trong tình yêu; đau khổ vì tình yêu không được đáp lại

🇹🇭Thai

อกหัก

ไม่มีความสุขในความรัก ทุกข์ทรมานจากความรักที่ไม่สมหวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mabuk kepayang

tidak bahagia dalam cinta; menderita cinta tak berbalas

🇲🇾Malay

kekasih hati

tidak bahagia dalam cinta; menderita kerana cinta yang tidak berbalas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متيم

غير سعيد في الحب؛ معاناة من الحب بلا مقابل

🇮🇷Persian

عاشق

ناراضی در عشق؛ رنج بردن از عشق نافرجام

🇹🇷Turkish

aşk acısı

aşkta mutsuz; karşılıksız aşkın acısını çekiyorum

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹלֶה אַהֲבָה

אומלל באהבה; סובל מאהבה נכזבת

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The primary meaning of 'lovelorn' is 'unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love'.

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Using 'lovelorn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lovelorn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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