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Synonyms

broken heart

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noun

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

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

Etymology

Origin of broken heart

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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"Ramadan without the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a very sad feeling, a feeling of having a broken heart," said worshipper Zeyad Mona.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Erin McClory, a fellow “Buffy” fan, joined O’Brien outside of Hulu’s headquarters and held a poster depicting a wooden stake through a broken heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

She had a "broken heart that words can not describe", she added.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

I conclude not with a joke but with a proverb at the essence of most Jewish jokes: What is as whole as a Jew with a broken heart?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

I saw the skins of tigers flaming in his palace on the Grand Canal; I saw him opening a chest of rubies to ease, with their crimson-lighted depths, the gnawings of his broken heart.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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