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unloved

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ənˈɫəvd// UK //ʌnlˈʌvd// unloved

adj. not loved or cared for by others. You use this to describe someone or something that is ignored or treated badly.

adj. devoid of love, affection, or care. Often used to describe individuals who have experienced emotional neglect or objects that are disregarded.


SIMPLE

The unloved child felt invisible to his parents.

CONTEXTUAL

The old house stood as a symbol of the unloved neighborhood, waiting for someone to give it a new purpose.

COMPLEX

In many classic tragedies, the protagonist is an unloved figure whose isolation eventually drives them to seek revenge against the society that rejected them.

Antonyms
Origin

From un- + loved.

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