lovesick

lovesick
lovesick (adj.) also love-sick, 1520s, from LOVE (Cf. love) (n.) + SICK (Cf. sick) (adj.).

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  • lovesick — love|sick [ˈlʌvˌsık] adj spending all your time thinking about someone you love, especially someone who does not love you ▪ a lovesick teenager …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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