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heavy-hearted

American  
[hev-ee-hahr-tid] / ˈhɛv iˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

  1. sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.

    Synonyms:
    downcast, depressed
heavy-hearted British  

adjective

  1. sad; melancholy

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Origin of heavy-hearted

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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