unrequited

un·re·quit·ed

(ŭn′rĭ-kwī′tĭd)

adj.

Not given, rewarded, or felt in return: unrequited love.

un′re·quit′ed·ly adv.

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unrequited

(ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd)

adj

(of love, affection, etc) not reciprocated or returned

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un•re•quit•ed

(ˌʌn rɪˈkwaɪ tɪd)

adj.

1. not returned or reciprocated: unrequited love.

2. not avenged or retaliated: an unrequited wrong.

3. not repaid or satisfied.

[1535–45; un-¹ + requite + -ed²]

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Adj.

unrequited - not returned in kind; "unrequited (unanswered) love"

unanswered, unreciprocated

nonreciprocal - not reciprocal

Translations

non ricambiato

неразделённый

unrequited

[ˈʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd] ADJ → no correspondido

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unrequited

[ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd] adj [love] → non partagé(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unrequited

adj love → unerwidert, unglücklich

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unrequited

[ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd] adj (liter) (love) → non ricambiato/a, non corrisposto/a

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