unrequited
/ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.
Example Sentences
- "His expressions of love went unrequited."
- "Enough for me that I stand on the privilege of a free Scottish-man, and will brook no insult unreturned, and no injury unrequited."
- "ONE of my comrades there—another of those victims of eighteen years of unrequited toil and blighted hopes—was one of the gentlest spirits that ever bore its patient cross in a weary exile: […]"
- "To her mind, a girl who would tell of the unrequited love of a man for herself, was unspeakably base."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English requited English unrequited From un- + requited.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/
- British English: /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/
Inflected Forms
more unrequited (comparative)
most unrequited (superlative)