broken heart
noun
despair; disillusionment; devastating sorrow, especially from disappointment in love.
Origin of broken heart
First recorded in 1825–35
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Related Words for broken heart
heartache, melancholy, sorrow, poignancy, mourning, grief, heartbreak, hopelessness, misery, anguish, agony, suffering, bitterness, sadness, torment, despair, pang, pain, woe, remorseExamples from the Web for broken heart
Historical Examples of broken heart
"Of a broken-heart, some of our old nurses told me," replied Oliver: more as if he were talking to himself than answering Noah.
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It is revealed to the king in a dream that his wife is innocent, but she soon dies of a broken-heart.
She died of the fever, too—that's some comfort; had she died of a broken-heart, I could not have forgiven myself.
"Quit twitting a man with his misfortunes," whined Montezuma, of the now broken-heart.