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A pining for a loved one
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lovesickness
Word definitions for lovesickness in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lovesickness refers to an informal affliction that describes negative feelings associated with rejection, unrequited love or the absence of a loved one. It can manifest as physical as well as mental symptoms. It is not to be confused with the condition ...
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n. a pining for a loved one
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. quality or property of being lovesick.
Usage examples of lovesickness.
But as for his lovesickness over the kowtowing, that is a very serious matter indeed, and will take time to cure.
I did find a passage in Arnold of Villanova, an author I had heard William mention with great esteem, who had it that lovesickness was born from an excess of humors and pneuma, when the human organism finds itself in an excess of dampness and heat, because the blood (which produces the generative seed), increasing through excess, produces excess of seed, a “complexio venerea,” and an intense desire for union in man and woman.