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lovelorn
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
lovelorn
(adjective)
lovelorn
/
ˈ
lʌvˌloɚn/
adjective
lovelorn
/
ˈ
lʌvˌloɚn/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of LOVELORN
[
more lovelorn; most lovelorn
]
:
unhappy because of love
:
feeling love for someone who does not feel the same way
a poem about a
lovelorn
[=
lovesick
] young suitor
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the lovelorn
:
people who are unhappy because of love
Her newspaper column offers advice for
the lovelorn
.
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