lovelorn

[ luhv-lawrn ]

adjective

1. being without love; forsaken by one's lover.

lovelorn

/ ˈlʌvˌlɔːn /

adjective

1. miserable because of unrequited love or unhappiness in love

Derived Forms

• ˈloveˌlornness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lovelorn¹

First recorded in 1625–35; love + lorn

Example Sentences

Murphy and his collaborators hint that there may be hope for us yet during a fourth episode road trip, as a conflicted and lovelorn Sister Megan breaks into a rendition of “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” from “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

From Salon

Cornejo began to pursue his dream in earnest as a teen, building a sizable following on Instagram and TikTok with covers of Spanish-language lovelorn songs by artists like Eslabon Armado and Junior H, who signed record deals after being discovered on the Internet.

From Los Angeles Times

As the lovelorn samurai Musashi, he was a grounding presence inside a confusing-as-hell narrative.

From Los Angeles Times

Heidi Gardner did a very nice job as “a woman who says she’s not mad,” but it was hard to top Sherman as Kennedy’s brain worm, a lovelorn parasite who keeps sucking on the straw of a Stanley cup filled with brains.

From Los Angeles Times

She meets Arthur and Hae-sung dates someone else until another 12 years go by and he shows up in New York, lovelorn and wondering what would have been.

From Salon