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I went to the University of Vermont because I had a kind of unrequited love for this high school girlfriend. She wasn't even at the University but at another school nearby. But I thought if went to a school near her, just maybe... I was really remedial about girls in so many ways.
Ben Affleck

Meaning of "unrequited" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNREQUITED

unrequited  [ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNREQUITED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unrequited is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNREQUITED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unrequited

Unrequited may refer to: ▪ Unrequited, an album by Loudon Wainwright III ▪ "Unrequited", an episode of the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent ▪ "Unrequited", an episode of the TV series The X-FilesUnrequited, a 2010 film starring Michael Welch and David Keith...

Definition of unrequited in the English dictionary

The definition of unrequited in the dictionary is not reciprocated or returned.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNREQUITED


benighted
bɪˈnaɪtɪd
delighted
dɪˈlaɪtɪd
disunited
ˌdɪsjʊˈnaɪtɪd
excited
ɪkˈsaɪtɪd
foresighted
ˌfɔːˈsaɪtɪd
near-sighted
ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd
nighted
ˈnaɪtɪd
overexcited
ˌəʊvərɪkˈsaɪtɪd
photoexcited
ˌfəʊtəʊɪkˈsaɪtɪd
precited
priːˈsaɪtɪd
sighted
ˈsaɪtɪd
unbenighted
ˌʌnbɪˈnaɪtɪd
uncited
ʌnˈsaɪtɪd
unexcited
ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪd
unindicted
ˌʌnɪnˈdaɪtɪd
uninvited
ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪd
united
juːˈnaɪtɪd
unlighted
ʌnˈlaɪtɪd
unsighted
ʌnˈsaɪtɪd
ununited
ˌʌnjuːˈnaɪtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNREQUITED

unreproachful
unreproaching
unreproducible
unreprovable
unreproved
unreproving
unrepugnant
unrepulsable
unrequired
unrequisite
unrequitedly
unrescinded
unresented
unresentful
unresenting
unreserve
unreserved
unreservedly
unreservedness
unresistant

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNREQUITED

accredited
besuited
discredited
ill-suited
inhabited
inherited
inhibited
invited
limited
long-awaited
spirited
suited
uncredited
unedited
uninhabited
uninhibited
unlimited
unsolicited
unsuited
well-suited

Synonyms and antonyms of unrequited in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unrequited» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNREQUITED

Find out the translation of unrequited to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unrequited from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unrequited» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不求回报
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no correspondido
570 millions of speakers

English

unrequited
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकतरफा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير متبادل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безответная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não correspondido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিদানহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

non partagé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berbalas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unerwidert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

報われない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보수를받지 않는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unrequited
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓயாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिसाद न मिळालेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşılıksız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non corrisposto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieodwzajemniona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерозділене
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neimpartasita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απλήρωτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbeantwoorde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obesvarad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjengjeldt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unrequited

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNREQUITED»

The term «unrequited» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.909 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNREQUITED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unrequited

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNREQUITED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unrequited.
1
Ben Affleck
I went to the University of Vermont because I had a kind of unrequited love for this high school girlfriend. She wasn't even at the University but at another school nearby. But I thought if went to a school near her, just maybe... I was really remedial about girls in so many ways.
2
Thomas P.M. Barnett
Some Western demographers have posited, due to the female shortage created by the one-child policy, that China will be forced to field a vast force - as in tens of millions strong - of wifeless men who'll gladly wage wars around the planet to burn off all those unrequited hormones.
3
Sloane Crosley
Are there moments when I see unrequited crushes or ex-boyfriends slow dancing with their dates and kind of want to stab myself in the spleen with a salad fork? Yeah, sure.
4
David Duchovny
I love the ocean, wide-open space and trees, but I'm not a gardener or anything like that. I think I may be, eventually. I was raised in the city, so I don't have that skill set, but my heart is more with the dirt than the concrete. It's an unrequited love with nature - a one-way love affair.
5
Matt Groening
With 'Futurama,' I wanted to do unrequited love, and David Cohen agreed, and although our original plan was never to have Fry and Leela get together, we finally just said, 'You can only string the fans along so far.'
6
Lorenz Hart
Unrequited love's a bore.
7
Neil LaBute
Unrequited love is always a great thing.
8
Emily Levine
I am a recovering narcissist. I thought narcissism was about self-love till someone told me there is a flip side to it. It is actually drearier than self-love; it is unrequited self-love.
9
Anthony Powell
He fell in love with himself at first sight, and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful. Self-love seems so often unrequited.
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Anthony Powell
Self-love seems so often unrequited.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNREQUITED»

Discover the use of unrequited in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unrequited and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unrequited Conquests: Love and Empire in the Colonial Americas
Using numerous poetic examples and extensive historical documentation, Unrequited Conquests rewrites the relations between the Renaissance and colonial Latin America and between poetry and history.
Roland Greene, 1999
2
Breaking Hearts: The Two Sides of Unrequited Love
This is the first book to demonstrate artificial life in virtual reality where up to now little has been done to reproduce biological processes. Includes 16 pages of color photos and images.
Roy F. Baumeister, Sara R. Wotman, 1994
3
Loves Me, Loves Me Not: The Ethics of Unrequited Love
This well-researched and accessible book explores the experience of unrequited love in light of the biblical witness to God's love for humanity.
Laura A. Smit, 2005
4
Unrequited
(Center) Another sad heartbroken man.
Paige Romero, 2013
5
Unrequited Time
All of this is complicated by his growing uncertainty of his sexual proclivities at a time when homosexuality was ridiculed and considered a deviancy beyond the pale.
James McCurrach, 2011
6
The Colony Of Unrequited Dreams
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, a Canadian bestseller, is a novel about Newfoundland that centres on the story of Joe Smallwood, the true-life controversial political figure who ushered the island through confederation with Canada and ...
Wayne Johnston, 2011
7
The Unrequited Love Club
Join author Frederick Gray for this enthralling third installment of the Unrequited Love Club, and embark on an expedition of mystery, history, And The love of God.
Frederick Ransom Gray, 2011
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Unrequited
Conor O'Brien is haunted by the disappearance of his wife Suzanne on 9/11. Bodies start dropping in the Big Apple, and they all resemble Suzanne. Is it possible that a darker force than Al Qaeda was responsible for her death?
Terry A. Bowman, 2006
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Unrequited
Vic Bronsen has a problem.
Abigail Roux, 2009
10
Love Unrequited
Hey Valentinos everywhere! let's face it...love sux! this little tale of woe is for the struggling single, the rebuffed lover, and all those embittered by love's tragic strangling hold!
Liesl-Yvette Wilson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNREQUITED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unrequited is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man kills school teacher over unrequited love
A manager of a private school allegedly strangled to death a 22-year-old woman teacher over unrequited love at Jaunpur village of the district, police said today. «Business Standard, Jun 15»
2
'DU cut-offs have broken more hearts than unrequited teen romances'
“More hearts have been broken due to DU cut-offs as opposed to much-hyped unrequited teenage romances,” says Sania Heba, a physics (honours student at ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
3
Unrequited love: there's only one side to this story
Very few people, if they're being honest, have not felt the glorious pain of unreturned love. Yearning is one of the most exquisite types of agony there is. Not only ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
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In the old Yugoslavia, unrequited love for the West has consequences
From this Adriatic Sea resort you can almost see Europe. Italy, the locals say longingly, is just over the horizon, across the turquoise waters. You see also see ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
5
Unrequited: When the One You Love Doesn't Love You Back
When Lisa Phillips was 30 years old, she fell passionately in love with an unavailable man. Her crush began as a hopeful mental diversion, but quickly escalated ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
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How to move on from unrequited love
In a fascinating new book, Unrequited: Women and Romantic Obsession, Phillips confesses she snuck into his apartment building, rode the elevator to the ninth ... «Macleans.ca, Mar 15»
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Colony of Unrequited Dreams opens tonight in St. John's
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams is an adaptation of Wayne Johnston's epic 1998 bestseller, which presents a fictional take on former premier Joey Smallwood ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
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Unrequited Love Can Serve You Well If You Let It; The Benefits Of …
My unrequited love and I were standing outside a party when I'd finally mustered the nerve to ask what we were. He briefly turned away, so I prompted him again ... «Medical Daily, Feb 15»
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How unrequited love can make us more creative
Unrequited love can be incredibly painful, especially around Valentine's Day. But Smith and others remind us that it can also be an inspiring creative force ... «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»
10
Love's Unrequited Logic
Does love's logic add up? Like “happiness,” love is becoming a low-resolution word (blurry, unfocused). Some food for thought on love's unrequited logic: 1. «Big Think, Feb 15»

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