Not receiving love or affection from others; feeling unwanted or uncared for.
From 'un-' (negation prefix) combined with 'loved' (past participle of love). The prefix un- created the opposite meaning.
This emotionally powerful word appears surprisingly often in poetry and literature—authors use it because it's both simple and devastating, capturing deep loneliness in just one word.
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