- unrequited
- un|re|quit|ed [ˌʌnrıˈkwaıtıd] adjunrequited love or other strong feeling is love etc that you feel for someone but that they do not feel for you
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
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unrequited — I adjective thankless, unacknowledged, unanswered, uncompensated, unrecompensed, unremunerated, unrepaid, unreturned, unrewarded II index outstanding (unpaid), unpaid Burton s Legal Thesauru … Law dictionary
unrequited — (adj.) 1540s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of REQUITE (Cf. requite) … Etymology dictionary
unrequited — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded … English terms dictionary
unrequited — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
Unrequited — Infobox Television episode | Title = Unrequited Caption = Series = The X Files Season = 4 Episode = 16 Airdate = February 23, 1997 (Fox) Production = 4x16 Guests = Peter LaCroix as Nathaniel Teager Writer = Howard Gordon Chris Carter Director =… … Wikipedia
unrequited — /un ri kwuy tid/, adj. 1. not returned or reciprocated: unrequited love. 2. not avenged or retaliated: an unrequited wrong. 3. not repaid or satisfied. [1535 45; UN 1 + REQUITE + ED2] * * * … Universalium
unrequited — [[t]ʌ̱nrɪkwa͟ɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ If you have unrequited love for someone, they do not love you. [LITERARY] ...his unrequited love for a married woman … English dictionary
unrequited — un•re•quit•ed [[t]ˌʌn rɪˈkwaɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) cvb not returned or reciprocated: unrequited love[/ex] 2) cvb not avenged or retaliated: an unrequited wrong[/ex] 3) cvb not repaid or satisfied • Etymology: 1535–45; un I+requite+ ed II … From formal English to slang
unrequited — adjective Date: circa 1542 not requited ; not reciprocated or returned in kind < unrequited love > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unrequited — adjective Unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid. I stand on the privilege of a free Scotchman, and will brook no insult unreturned, and no injury unrequited … Wiktionary
unrequited — adj. Unrequited is used with these nouns: ↑love … Collocations dictionary
