Word
unloved
US/ənˈɫəvd/
UK/ʌnlˈʌvd/
Definition
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.
Examples
“The unloved child felt invisible to his parents.”
“The old house stood as a symbol of the unloved neighborhood, waiting for someone to give it a new purpose.”
“In many classic tragedies, the protagonist is an unloved figure whose isolation eventually drives them to seek revenge against the society that rejected them.”
Examples
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.”
Etymology
From un- + loved.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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