"lovesick" meaning in English

See lovesick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more lovesick [comparative], most lovesick [superlative]
Etymology: From love + sick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|love|sick}} love + sick Head templates: {{en-adj}} lovesick (comparative more lovesick, superlative most lovesick)
  1. Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of love. Categories (topical): Love Translations (behaving oddly due to love): rakastunut (note: in love) (Finnish), rakkaudesta sekaisin [adverb] (Finnish), énamouré (French)
    Sense id: en-lovesick-en-adj-8JLmO9M9 Disambiguation of Love: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'behaving oddly due to love': 97 3
  2. Having an aching desire for one's beloved. Categories (topical): Love Translations (having an aching desire for one's beloved): vlinders in je buik (Dutch), ikävöivä (Finnish), languissant (French), liebeskrank (German), angau (Malay), wewehe (Maori), томящийся от любви (tomjaščijsja ot ljubvi) (Russian), enamorado [masculine] (Spanish), enculado [Mexico, masculine, slang] (Spanish), clavado [Mexico, colloquial, masculine] (Spanish), kara sevdalı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-lovesick-en-adj-mlaSJ4hL Disambiguation of Love: 45 55 Disambiguation of "having an aching desire for one's beloved": 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lovesickness Related terms: limerence
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