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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

unrequited

/ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/

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What does unrequited mean?

adjective

  1. Not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/

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Many of the greatest inventors have lived neglected and died unrequited, before their merits could be recognised and estimated.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
Penelope’s belief that her fellow-servant had destroyed herself through unrequited love for Mr. Franklin Blake, was confirmed—and that was all.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
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For a woman to see one flying around in the room at night, forebodes unrequited wishes and disposition which will effect the enjoyment of other people.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
In my native city there was an old maid who had, I knew even as a boy, remained single because of unrequited love of my grandfather.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
They were simple and innocent girls on whom the unhappiness of unrequited love had fallen; they had deserved better at the hands of Fate.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110