BROKENHEARTED

brokenhearted, heartbroken, heartsick

(adjective) full of sorrow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

brokenhearted (comparative more brokenhearted, superlative most brokenhearted)

Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.

Source: Wiktionary


Bro"ken-heart`ed, a.

Definition: Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair. She left her husband almost broken-hearted. Macaulay.

Syn.

– Disconsolable; heart-broken; inconsolable; comfortless; woe- begone; forlorn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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