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English
Etymology
love + sick
Adjective
lovesick (comparative more lovesick, superlative most lovesick)
- Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of love.
1834 [1799], Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, “The Devil's Thoughts”, in The Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge, volume II, London: W. Pickering, page 86:And she looked to Mr. –––– / And leered like a love-sick pigeon.
1997, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Love Sick”, in Time Out of Mind:I'm sick of love / I hear the clock tick / This kind of love / I'm lovesick
- Having an aching desire for one's beloved.
Related terms
Translations
behaving oddly due to love
having an aching desire for one's beloved