lovesickness
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- noun
- /ˈlʌvˌsɪk.nəs/
- Many people experience lovesickness when they are away from their partners for too long.
Examples
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Similar to American country-western, enka focuses on themes such as the pains of urban migration, lovesickness, nostalgia, and loneliness (Hughes 1990, 11).
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After weeks apart, her lovesickness made it hard for her to concentrate on anything else.
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But is that like lovesickness or like hatesickness?
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The atrabilious maladies to which artists were supposedly vulnerable included lovesickness and plague.
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The music can tap into sentiments of displacement, lovesickness, or longing for a distant home.
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He felt a wave of lovesickness wash over him each time he saw her photo.
Synonyms
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3.4
Deep sadness and pain you feel after losing or being rejected by someone you love
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A very strong sadness after losing someone you love
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4.2
A strong wish for someone or something you cannot have
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A deep, painful sadness from missing someone or something
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Deep sadness after losing someone you love
Antonyms
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Etymology
The word lovesickness comes from the two simple parts love and sickness, where sickness means 'illness'. So, lovesickness is like being 'ill' with love, meaning a deep longing or pain when you cannot be with someone you love.