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lovesick

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love·sick  (lvsk)
adj.
1. So deeply affected by love as to be unable to act normally.
2. Exhibiting a lover's yearning.
lovesickness n.
lovesick [ˈlʌvˌsɪk]
adj
pining or languishing because of love
lovesickness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lovesick - languishing because of love; "strong men behaving like lovesick boys"
unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
lovesick
adjective lovelorn, longing, desiring, pining, yearning, languishing a lovesick boy consumed with self pity
Translations
lovesick [ˈlʌvsɪk] ADJ → enfermo de amor
lovesick [ˈlʌvsɪk] adj → qui se languit d'amour
love song n → chanson f d'amour
love story n → histoire f d'amour
lovesick [ˈlʌvˌsɪk] adj → malato/a d'amore
lovesick [ˈlʌvˌsɪk] adj → malato/a d'amore


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And, in spite of his absurd position as Liza's lovesick swain at his age, you ought to see how he carries off the absurd position.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Still I did not venture to disobey the injunctions--crazy as I felt them to be--of the lovesick young Doctor, by so much as alluding to his existence: and it was only after they had given me full details of a projected picnic, to which they invited me, that Lady Muriel exclaimed, almost as an after-thought, "and do, if you can, bring Doctor Forester with you
Sylvie and Bruno by Carroll, Lewis View in context
In this secluded abode of happiness there were no cross old women, no cruel step-dames, no withered spinsters, no lovesick maidens, no sour old bachelors, no inattentive husbands, no melancholy young men, no blubbering youngsters, and no squalling brats.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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