Lovelorn – Sad because the person you love does not love you

(Pronounced luhv-lawrn)

To remember the definition of the word lovelorn, use the following mnemonic:

The love the gardener felt for his lawn (lovelorn) made him feel sad because the lawn could not love him in return.

Examples of lovelorn in a sentence

The lovelorn teen sat staring but she ignored him.

I had felt lovelorn for far too long, so decided to ring them.

She turned up at his door every day for a week, acting like a lovelorn teenager.