If you describe someone as lovesick, you mean that they are so in love with someone who does not love them, that theyare behaving in a strange and foolish way.
...a lovesick boy consumed with self-pity.
Synonyms: lovelorn, longing, desiring, pining More Synonyms of lovesick
lovesick in British English
(ˈlʌvˌsɪk)
adjective
pining or languishing because of love
Derived forms
lovesickness (ˈloveˌsickness)
noun
lovesick in American English
(ˈlʌvˌsɪk)
adjective
1.
so much in love as to be unable to act in a normal way
2.
expressive of such a condition
a lovesick song
Derived forms
lovesickness (ˈloveˌsickness)
noun
Examples of 'lovesick' in a sentence
lovesick
He has been moping around like a lovesick puppy for weeks.
The Sun (2009)
She's not this lovesick puppy following him around.
The Sun (2010)
He's like a lovesick puppy.
The Sun (2011)
But still Chris follows Mass around like a lovesick puppy.
The Sun (2011)
One witness to the encounter has told a different story: 'She was leading him round like a big lovesick puppy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
(adjective)
Definition
pining or languishing because of love
a lovesick boy consumed with self pity
Synonyms
lovelorn
He was acting like a lovelorn teenager.
longing
The dog cast longing looks at the food on the table.
desiring
pining
yearning
languishing
Additional synonyms
in the sense of languishing
Synonyms
lovesick,
longing,
tender,
pining,
yearning,
nostalgic,
dreamy,
soulful,
wistful,
melancholic,
pensive,
lovelorn,
woebegone
in the sense of longing
Definition
having or showing desire
The dog cast longing looks at the food on the table.