Heartbreak
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noun.
Overwhelming sorrow, grief, or disappointment.
synonym
:
regret
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Overwhelming sorrow or grief. Also
heartbreaking
.
To break the heart of.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Crushing sorrow or grief; a yielding to such grief.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
overwhelming
mental
anguish
or
grief
, especially that caused by
loss
or
disappointment
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
Word Usage
"Alexa Ray Joel writes on her Facebook page that she was suffering from what she called heartbreak-related depression."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
sorrow
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
dolor
dolour
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
awfulness
bereavement
betrayal
bleakness
chagrin
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
aching heart
affliction
agonizingness
agony
anguish