lovesick
/'lʌvsik/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Experiencing a state of emotional or mental distress, often characterized by longing, melancholy, or obsessive thoughts, due to being in love, especially when that love is unrequited or separated. The term describes a person who is so absorbed by feelings of love that it affects their normal behavior or well-being.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- After she moved away, he became lovesick and could hardly concentrate on his work.
- The lovesick poet wrote endless verses about his unattainable beloved.
- She felt lovesick, spending hours daydreaming about him.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- The term often implies a degree of weakness, helplessness, or foolishness perceived in the affected person, as love overwhelms their usual rationality.
- It can be used literally to describe a person's condition or figuratively to describe behavior that resembles such a state.
- The politician's lovesick praise for his home town seemed a bit excessive to the audience.
Variants and Related Words
- Lovesickness (noun): The condition or state of being lovesick.
- His lovesickness was evident to all his friends.
Synonyms
- Enamored: Filled with a feeling of love or admiration (often less intense or distressed than lovesick).
- Infatuated: Possessed by an intense but short-lived passion or admiration.
- Pining: Longing intensely, especially for someone unattainable.
Antonyms
- Indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy.
- Unaffected: Not influenced or changed by something (e.g., by feelings of love).
Idioms and Phrases
- To be lovesick over someone: To be in a state of lovesick because of a specific person.
- He's been lovesick over his new colleague for weeks.
- Lovesick fool: A mildly critical or teasing term for someone acting foolishly due to love.
- Don't be such a lovesick fool; call her and ask her out.
Adjective
- languishing because of love
- strong men behaving like lovesick boys