brokenhearted [ broh -kuh n-hahr -tid ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbroʊ kənˈhɑr tɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective
burdened with great sorrow, grief, or disappointment.
OTHER WORDS FOR brokenhearted
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Origin of brokenhearted First recorded in 1520–30
OTHER WORDS FROM brokenhearted bro·ken·heart·ed·ly, adverb bro·ken·heart·ed·ness, noun
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Words related to brokenhearted crestfallen ,
crushed ,
desolate ,
despairing ,
despondent ,
disappointed ,
disconsolate ,
grief-stricken ,
grieved ,
heartbroken ,
heartsick ,
heartsore ,
inconsolable ,
miserable ,
mournful ,
prostrated ,
sorrowful ,
wretched
How to use brokenhearted in a sentence His first language was Russian, then he learned Swedish, but chooses to perform in monosyllabic broken English.
His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.
A grand jury investigated but found Foster had broken no law.
How many husbands, wives, sons, and daughters have we lost to a broken system?
And besides, as a nation, we hold this truth to be self-evident: resolutions are made to be broken.
In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
On May 13 Polavieja arrived in Barcelona physically broken, half blind, and with evident traces of a disordered liver.
Do you want the marriage of your daughter with the rich and Honourable Harry broken?
Broken crocks should be strewn upon the tray, and on to this is heaped peaty soil mixed with sand.
But I am afraid you would very soon get tired of us, and I ought to tell you, frankly, that our little home is to be—a broken up.
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British Dictionary definitions for brokenhearted
adjective
overwhelmed by grief or disappointment
Derived forms of brokenhearted brokenheartedly , adverb brokenheartedness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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