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unlove

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The lack, absence, or omission of love; lovelessness; enmity; neglect; hate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To lose one's love (for someone or something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- (“not; lack of”) + love (noun).

From Middle English unloven, equivalent to un- (reversal prefix) + love (verb).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desamor — lack of love
  • French: désamour — lack of love
  • Italian: disamore — lack of love
  • Polish: niemiłość — lack of love
  • Polish: niechęć — lack of love
  • Polish: niekochanie — lack of love
  • Portuguese: desamor — lack of love
  • Romanian: neiubire — lack of love
  • Spanish: desamor — lack of love
  • Bulgarian: разлюбвам (razljubvam) — lose one's love (for) — see also fall out of love
  • Bulgarian: разлюбя (razljubja) — lose one's love (for) — see also fall out of love
  • Polish: odkochiwać się — lose one's love (for) — see also fall out of love
  • Polish: odkochać się — lose one's love (for) — see also fall out of love