heartache
[ hahrt-eyk ]
noun
emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.
Origin of heartache
1Other words from heartache
- heartaching, adjective
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How to use heartache in a sentence
At the end of that time I shall have finished my reading—yes, we will do it, and this heartaching will be over.
The Return of the Native | Thomas Hardy
British Dictionary definitions for heartache
heartache
/ (ˈhɑːtˌeɪk) /
noun
intense anguish or mental suffering
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