Used as a participial adjective derived from the verb “love” with the negative prefix un-; also corresponds to the past participle of the rare verb “unlove”.

mal aiméEmploi adjectival du participe passé; s’emploie pour une personne qui n’a pas été aimée.

Feeling completely unloved, he packed his bags and left.

Se sentant complètement mal aimé, il a fait ses valises et est parti.

Additional translations

délaisséEmploi adjectival pour un objet, un lieu ou une chose négligée ou peu valorisée.

unloveverb

unloved

Past Simple

/ʌnˈlʌv/

Rare, mainly transitive; means to cease to love or to lose affection for someone or something.

désaimerRare, littéraire

He tried to unlove her, but the feeling remained.

Il a essayé de la désaimer, mais le sentiment est resté.

Synonyms

stop loving

cease to love

fall out of love with

lose affection for

grow apart from

become indifferent to

withdraw love

forsake

abandon

renounce love for

disenamor (become disenchanted with)

become estranged from

no longer love

turn away from

Antonyms

love

Definitions

unlovedadjective

Not receiving love or affection.

The old house stood empty and unloved for many years.

Not cherished or valued.

The once-popular toy now sat on the shelf, forgotten and unloved.

unlovedpast participle

Past participle of the verb “unlove”; used attributively to describe someone or something that has not been loved.

Feeling completely unloved, he packed his bags and left.

unloveverb

to stop loving someone or something; to lose love or affection for them.

He tried to unlove her, but the feeling remained.