brokenhearted
[broh-kuh n-hahr-tid]
- burdened with great sorrow, grief, or disappointment.
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Origin of brokenhearted
First recorded in 1520–30
Synonyms
See more synonyms for brokenhearted on Thesaurus.comheartsick, heartbroken, despondent, dejected.
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Examples from the Web for brokenhearted
Contemporary Examples
His little son with him is brokenhearted, because he didn't think his father would do anything like that.
On Pushing Daisies, her Olive Snook was lonely, lovesick, and brokenhearted, while still positively hysterical.
May God bless the memory of the victims and, in the words of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds.
Historical Examples
Never had I seen her so brokenhearted, even on the day she smashed the mirror.
A Village of VagabondsF. Berkeley Smith
It would be idle to paint the misery of this brokenhearted woman.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II.John Lothrop Motley
And there she is, all dragged and bruised and brokenhearted by it.
Sweet CicelyJosiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley
And they parted, she all in tears, he brokenhearted, and in anger.
The Legend of UlenspiegelCharles de Coster
Brokenhearted little Mrs. Ruffed Grouse sat beside her empty nest, with all the broken shells about her.
brokenhearted
- overwhelmed by grief or disappointment
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