broken heart

noun

1. devastating sorrow, especially from disappointment in love; heartbreak.

   When you're young, you think you'll never recover from a broken heart.

Word History and Origins

Origin of broken heart¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

“And my fishing for a perfect turn of phrase! For I suffer from a broken heart, and have spent hours in this very room, writing verse as a balm for my pain.”

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“How well I know the pain of a broken heart,” the widow murmured, extricating her hands from the admiral’s.

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Nahshon Wright of the Chicago Bears also shared a photo of Beam, adding an emoji of a broken heart.

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Ms Muzayire, who moved to the UK from Rwanda with her husband in 2002, said her family had come to the inquiry with "broken hearts".

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Mr Alekari, who has been documenting his journey on social media to thousands of followers, said the theft was "painful" and had left him with a "broken heart".

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Related Words

• agony 
• anguish 
• bitterness 
• despair 
• grief 
• heartache 
• pain 
• remorse 
• sorrow 
• suffering 
• torment 
• woe