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UNREQUITED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unrequited mean?
• UNREQUITED (adjective)
The adjective UNREQUITED has 1 sense:
1. not returned in kind
Familiarity information: UNREQUITED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not returned in kind
Synonyms:
unanswered; unreciprocated; unrequited
Context example:
unrequited (unanswered) love
Similar:
nonreciprocal (not reciprocal)
Context examples
Unlike some sufferers, he never spoke of his unrequited passion, and would allow no one, not even Mrs. March, to attempt consolation or offer sympathy.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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