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
Just as Jack sinks his hooks into Ennis, leaving him lovesick and shaken, so has this movie affected its audience.
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Rich Juzwiak, Time, 24 June 2025
Listen to this article Loading your audio article For most of her long life, Yoko Ono has been reviled by many rock critics and music fans as the dragon lady who glommed on to a lovesick John Lennon and broke up the Beatles.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
This shy, dopey, lovesick kid should not be responsible for a firearm.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Disney Imagineers heightened the saddened, lovesick and grief-stricken look on the new bride’s face, Imagineering creative director Kim Irvine told the Los Angeles Times.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
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Rich Juzwiak, Time, 24 June 2025
Listen to this article Loading your audio article For most of her long life, Yoko Ono has been reviled by many rock critics and music fans as the dragon lady who glommed on to a lovesick John Lennon and broke up the Beatles.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
This shy, dopey, lovesick kid should not be responsible for a firearm.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Disney Imagineers heightened the saddened, lovesick and grief-stricken look on the new bride’s face, Imagineering creative director Kim Irvine told the Los Angeles Times.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovesick
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His banter with deadpan Principal Woodman (John Sylvester White) and his loving, eye-rolling wife Julie (Marcia Strassman) brought the series full circle, blending schoolyard shenanigans with heartfelt adult comedy.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jaiden is a sweet, loving, and happy young person whose smile can light up any room!—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Outside the office, Jason is a proud husband and dad, a devoted Clemson football fan and an avid traveler.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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With more locations opening over the past several years in Aventura, Boca Raton, Brickell, Coral Gables, Miami Beach and most recently in the former site of Prime Fish on South Beach, Motek has earned a devoted following.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Miller is passionate about empowering others by providing information on the connection between physical health, lifestyle choices, and mental well-being.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh Kaif Shaikh is a journalist and writer passionate about turning complex information into clear, impactful stories.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, like his calls to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, Mr. Trump has promised changes that many of his most adoring fans in Europe have stopped well short of.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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To watch my daughter and her husband be such wonderful parents — and my other daughter and son and their partners being caring aunts and uncles — brings me so much joy.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Isaac, 9, is a caring and active young boy who loves helping out and trying new things.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Andor soon bonds with Klára, but later becomes infatuated with his late father, a ticket salesman with connections to the entertainment industry (escapism is a recurring motif) and an observant Jew, whose faith becomes of great interest to the boy.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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The actress struggles to find her footing in the messy genre mashup, speaking with an exaggerated stammer and failing to light sparks with Paul Walter Hauser as the infatuated Lefty.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Lovesick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovesick. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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