unrequited
adjective
- unanswered, unreciprocated
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/ / [ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.ɾɪd] / /ˌʌnɹəˈkwaɪtɪd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English requited English unrequited From un- + requited.
- Not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.
“His expressions of love went unrequited.”
“Enough for me that I stand on the privilege of a free Scottish-man, and will brook no insult unreturned, and no injury unrequited.”