"unlove" meaning in English

See unlove in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From un- (“not; lack of”) + love (noun). Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|love|id1=negative|pos2=n|t1=not; lack of}} un- (“not; lack of”) + love (noun) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unlove (uncountable)
  1. The lack, absence, or omission of love; lovelessness; enmity; neglect; hate. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Love Translations (lack of love): desamor [masculine] (Catalan), désamour [masculine] (French), disamore [masculine] (Italian), niemiłość [feminine] (Polish), niechęć [feminine] (Polish), niekochanie [neuter] (Polish), desamor [masculine] (Portuguese), desamor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unlove-en-noun-GK6OvcY9 Disambiguation of Love: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), English terms prefixed with un- (reversive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: unloves [present, singular, third-person], unloving [participle, present], unloved [participle, past], unloved [past]
Etymology: From Middle English unloven, equivalent to un- (reversal prefix) + love (verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unloven}} Middle English unloven, {{af|en|un-|love|id1=reversive|pos1=reversal prefix|pos2=v}} un- (reversal prefix) + love (verb) Head templates: {{en-verb}} unlove (third-person singular simple present unloves, present participle unloving, simple past and past participle unloved)
  1. (transitive) To lose one's love (for someone or something). Tags: transitive Related terms: disenamour, fall out of love, love, enamour, fall in love
    Sense id: en-unlove-en-verb-1Ul-0qnb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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