adjective
- not returned or reciprocated, especially referring to love or feelings
Usage: most commonly used with ‘love’
Examples
- She suffered from unrequited love for her best friend.
- His unrequited feelings made him avoid social gatherings.
- The novel tells the story of unrequited passion.
- After years of unrequited affection, he finally moved on.
- Her unrequited crush lasted throughout high school.
- The poem expresses the pain of unrequited devotion.