lovesick
/ˈlʌvsɪk/adjective
उच्चारण लव्सिक
प्रेम-रोगी, इश्क़ में बेहाल
Core word
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so much in love with somebody, often somebody who does not love you, that you cannot think clearly or behave normally
प्रेम-रोगी, इश्क़ में बेहाल
- a lovesick teenager
- He wandered around like a lovesick puppy.
- The lovesick young man wrote her a poem every day.
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- Her lovesick brother could not eat or sleep.
- He sat on the roof, lovesick and staring at the moon.
Synonyms lovelorn
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
be lovesick
Used after be to say someone is unhappy and distracted because of love, often unreturned love.
'Be' के बाद आकर बताता है कि कोई प्रेम के कारण, प्रायः एकतरफा प्रेम के कारण, उदास और बेचैन है।
- Rohan has been lovesick ever since she left for Pune.
lovesick + noun
Placed before a noun such as boy, poet or heart, it describes a person ruled by feelings of love.
Boy, poet या heart जैसे noun के पहले आकर प्रेम की भावनाओं से घिरे व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है।
- The lovesick poet wrote a hundred letters and sent none.
lovesick + over / for
You can say who or what causes the feeling with 'over' or 'for', but this is less common than the bare adjective.
'Over' या 'for' से यह बताया जा सकता है कि भावना किसके कारण है, पर यह केवल adjective के प्रयोग से कम आम है।
- He was lovesick for a girl he had met only once.
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lovesick + noun
teenagerpoetheropuppyfool
- In the film, the lovesick hero wanders through the hills singing sad songs.
verb + lovesick
befeellookactbecome
- He looked so lovesick that his friends began to tease him.
adverb + lovesick
hopelesslyterriblycompletelyutterly
- The young clerk was hopelessly lovesick for his neighbour's daughter.
lovesick + behaviour words
sighmoanmopepine
- Stop moping around like a lovesick schoolboy and get back to your books.
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- The lovesick prince in the folk tale climbed the mountain to find her.
लोककथा का प्रेम-पीड़ित राजकुमार उसे ढूँढने पहाड़ पर चढ़ गया।
- My brother is so lovesick that he forgot to eat his lunch.
मेरा भाई इतना प्रेम में डूबा है कि वह अपना lunch खाना भूल गया।
- Many old Hindi film songs are about lovesick singers pining in the rain.
पुराने हिंदी फिल्मी गीतों में से कई बारिश में तड़पते प्रेम-पीड़ित गायकों के बारे में हैं।
- She laughed at her lovesick admirer's long, poetic letters.
वह अपने प्रेम-पीड़ित प्रशंसक के लंबे, काव्यात्मक पत्रों पर हँसी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe unhappy or confused feelings, but only some are tied to romance.
ये शब्द दुखी या उलझी हुई भावनाएँ बताते हैं, पर इनमें से कुछ ही प्रेम से जुड़े हैं।
Unhappy, distracted and unable to behave normally because of love.
प्रेम के कारण दुखी, अन्यमनस्क और सामान्य व्यवहार न कर पाने वाला।
- The lovesick clerk stared out of the window all day.
Sad because you are away from home and miss it.
घर से दूर होने और उसकी याद आने के कारण उदास।
- The hostel students were homesick during Diwali.
Extremely sad because of a loss or disappointment, not necessarily in love.
किसी हानि या निराशा से अत्यंत दुखी, जरूरी नहीं कि प्रेम में।
- She was heartbroken when her pet died.