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to unlove

to unlove

9.3
To stop feeling love for someone or something
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈlʌv/
: dejar de amar
  • She decided to unlove him after years of heartache.

Examples

  • She tried to unlove her favorite song, but the memories remained.

  • It can be difficult to unlove someone after a long relationship.

  • Over time, he managed to unlove the city he once called home.

  • Why did she unlove him so suddenly?

  • After realizing he had hurt her too deeply, she decided to unlove him and move on with her life.

  • It was painful for him to unlove the person he once cherished, but he knew it was necessary for his own happiness.

  • To unlove someone requires not just time, but also a conscious effort to let go of old feelings.

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

To feel strong affection and great pleasure for someone or something

How Loving

to adore
274 2.4
to love
∞ 1.0
to like
∞ 1.0
to unlove
9.3
to hate
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

unlove infinitive
unloved past
unloved past participle
unloving present participle
unloves third person singular

Morphology

unlove = love (transparent) = un + love

The verb is a straightforward negation/reversal formed by prefixing 'un-' to 'love' to indicate stopping or reversing the state of loving.

Etymology

Unlove is built from un- 'not' and love. It means to stop feeling love for someone or something, so you let go of the feeling as if it is no longer there.