lovelorn

adjective

love·lorn ˈləv-ˌlȯrn

: bereft of love or of a lover

letters from lovelorn soldiers

lovelornness

ˈləv-ˌlȯrn-nəs

noun

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Teen Astrology Zone: Vulnerable, lovelorn teens will no longer have access to sensitive content, such as astrological charts confirming that their crush is a Scorpio. —

Jiji Lee, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025 On the latest episode of their Boy Meets World re-watch podcast Pod Meets World, the three hosts were joined by Jaleel White, who played the bumbling, lovelorn nerd for nine season on Family Matters. —

John Russell, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025 Its bedrooms are filled with lovelorn characters coming of age and finding intimacy beneath their mosquito nets; its alchemic laboratory hosts the obsessive scientific experiments of patriarch José Arcadio and Melquíades. —

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024 Perhaps the idea of a lovelorn Martin just fits the collective narrative. —

Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lovelorn