as in loving
unhappy because of love; feeling weak, foolish, or unhappy because someone you love does not love you
The movie is a comedy about a lovesick teenager.
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Recent Examples of lovesick
With a tone that's equally anxious and lovesick, the British singer confronts domestic bliss and finds her stride.
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Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
This one, produced by Davido collaborator Ragee, is a little more hard-driving than some of his previous work, but leans strongly on amapiano elements to hammer home its beat, while the legendary Olamide slides through with the assist on this lovesick yet confident cut.
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Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
26 Nov. 2025
Three-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Fitzgerald originated the role of the lovesick Munchkin Boq.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
23 Nov. 2025
Much has been said about Bella's plain-Jane persona, but Stewart's earnest performance vivifies the character with a plucky yet lovesick duality that also grounds the film's lofty fantasy sequences.
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Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
This one, produced by Davido collaborator Ragee, is a little more hard-driving than some of his previous work, but leans strongly on amapiano elements to hammer home its beat, while the legendary Olamide slides through with the assist on this lovesick yet confident cut.
—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
26 Nov. 2025
Three-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Fitzgerald originated the role of the lovesick Munchkin Boq.
—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
23 Nov. 2025
Much has been said about Bella's plain-Jane persona, but Stewart's earnest performance vivifies the character with a plucky yet lovesick duality that also grounds the film's lofty fantasy sequences.
—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lovesick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovesick
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Jones’s mother, Sarah, had a habit of moving everywhere her sons lived—sometimes loving, often angry.
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Reynolds was a loving mother of two, according to Facebook photos cited by the Charlotte Observer.
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Not long after playing the title character’s mother in cult classic Donnie Darko (2001), McDonnell got cast as Galactica’s President Laura Roslin, earning a generation of devoted fans for what may be her most recognizable role to date.
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For the second year in a row, Decade Days, a small business based in Atlanta will bring together over a dozen stars of holiday movies and their devoted fans for all kinds of festive fun.
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The Democrats are also passionate about the Constitution, the rule of law and due process — all high ground positions.
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Even in some of the big, seemingly soulless companies, there’s a lot of really passionate people who want to make art.
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Mom and daughter share adoring glances at an event to celebrate International Women's Day in London.
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The Patriots’ pass coverage without Christian Gonzalez, their atrocious inside linebacker play and roller-coaster special teams, which give any adoring fan a heart attack at a moment’s notice.
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Men too experience gender bias at work and may be penalized for caring behaviors, so normalizing and rewarding care work performed by men can help illustrate that care work is imperative for a healthy workplace culture for all.
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Bryan Marchment was known as one of the NHL’s most ferocious defensemen of his era, and was also described as a caring and compassionate father and friend away from the rink.
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But the Emmys consistently bypassed Scrubs, more infatuated with the glamour of Sex and the City and reliability of Everybody Loves Raymond until Garden State turned Zach Braff, however momentarily, into a movie star.
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Jared Speight is a stubborn titan of Long Island abstraction when star writer Roxy Margaux first becomes infatuated with his bravado.
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“Lovesick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovesick. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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