unlove

1 of 2

verb

un·​love

"+

transitive verb

: to cease to love

he must not unlove her but he must certainly leave her

—Delineator

intransitive verb

: to stop loving something

he can … unlove so easily

—Robert Hichens

unlove

2 of 2

noun

un·​love

ˈənˌləv

: absence of love : hate

after months of gnawing unlove

—Martha Gellhorn

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English unloven, from un- entry 2 + loven to love

Noun

un- entry 1 + love, noun

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