unrequited
adjective
un·re·quit·ed
ˌən-ri-ˈkwī-təd 
: not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
unrequited love
Examples of unrequited in a Sentence
a song about unrequited love
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Bezos’ fixation on his clients is not unlike an unrequited crush, fueled by the knowledge of the other playing hard to get or being temperamental.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 May 2024
But her love for co-singer Denny Dougherty was unrequited, and so a one-night stand with another musician, Chuck Day, brought Elliot-Kugel into the world.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 May 2024
But her love for co-singer Denny Dougherty was unrequited, and so a one-night stand with another musician, Chuck Day, brought Elliot-Kugel into the world.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
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“Unrequited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrequited. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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