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💔 Unreturned feelings 🙅 To reject romantically
friendzone

friendzone

1 8.4
A situation where one person has romantic feelings but is seen only as a friend
  • noun
  • /ˈfrɛndzoʊn/
  • Slang
: zona de amigos
  • He was disappointed when he realized he had fallen into the friendzone with her, as she only saw him as a good friend.

One, download the friendzone no more program that I have for you.

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Examples

  • It's tough to accept being placed in the friendzone, especially when you have strong feelings for someone who only wants to hang out as friends.

  • So you fall into friendzone because you have to understand there's a difference between seeming uptight and there's a difference between being relaxed.

  • Heartiste: there's no chick friendzone that occurs with nearly the same frequency or intensity that male friendzones occur.

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  • Heartiste: there's no chick friendzone that occurs with nearly the same frequency or intensity that male friendzones occur.

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  • After months of dating, she had to tell him that he was in the friendzone and wouldn't be getting any romantic affection from her.

Antonyms

reciprocation
2 6.3

Giving something back to someone because they helped you

mutualness
6.6

A state when two people share the same feeling and act the same way

How Rejected

ghosting
  • Slang
1 7.2
rejection
182 3.0
friendzone
  • Slang
1 8.4
unrequited
18 8.3

Surface Forms

friendzone singular
friendzones plural

Morphology

friendzone = friend + zone (semi-transparent) = friend + zone

The word is clearly built from 'friend' and 'zone', but the meaning is metaphorical rather than a literal physical area.

Etymology

Friendzone comes from joining friend and zone, with zone meaning 'area'. The friendzone is the 'friend' area where one person likes another but is seen only as a friend, so their romantic feelings are not returned.