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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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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