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unrequited

un·re·quit·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-ri-kwahy-tid]
    • /ˌʌn rɪˈkwaɪ tɪd/
    • /ˌʌn.rɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-ri-kwahy-tid]
    • /ˌʌn rɪˈkwaɪ tɪd/

Definitions of unrequited word

  • adjective unrequited not returned or reciprocated: unrequited love. 1
  • adjective unrequited not avenged or retaliated: an unrequited wrong. 1
  • adjective unrequited not repaid or satisfied. 1
  • adjective unrequited not mutual, not reciprocated 1
  • adjective unrequited If you have unrequited love for someone, they do not love you. 0
  • adjective unrequited (of love, affection, etc) not reciprocated or returned 0

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Origin of unrequited

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; un-1 + requite + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unrequited

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unrequited popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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