How to pronounce lovelorn
American English pronunciation
LUV-lorn
- IPA
- /ˈlʌvˌlɔɹn/
- Syllables
- LUV · lorn (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What lovelorn means
Sad because the one you love doesn't love you back
In a sentence: The lovelorn poet wrote song after song about the girl next door.
Where it comes from: It is love plus lorn, an old word meaning "lost" or "left behind."
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